N,euf chateau, May 24. f«
We hare this day taken this pod.
We made 70 prisoners and loft but 5
men killed and 15 taken prisoners. 1 he
inhal- ants had been taught to believe,
that the French pillaged every t. mg,
ther ha»e been undeceived. The troops 7
have not pillaged. We are terrible to
our enemies; kind to the people.
The van guard of Beauhen has been
completely beaten by that of the Mo- '
fclle army. We took 100 prisoners. 1
to-morrow march on St. Hubert ; and
the day after on Rochfert. Our com
nuwication is restored with Bouillon ;
it soon will be with Givet.
Gen. Jdv> 1
K
UNITED STATES.
ALBANY, July 14. u
On the 4th of July mil. a number tl
of gentlemen from the counties of On- ai
tario, Olfego, Herkemer, Montgomc
ry and Albany, met by appointment, w
at Old-Fort-Htvkemer, 011 the German- t;
Flatts, for the purpose of celebrating f;
the Annirerfary of American Independ- I
eace, and also, for promoting an uni- 11
formity of sentiment in fuppovt of the 1;
federal government and its laws. t
After partaJdug of a very elegant ']
dinner, prepared for the occafior by t
Mr. Aldridge, they drank the follow- c
toafis—accompanied by tne dif- c
charge of cannon at the Old Fort, an- 1
fwered by a fix pounder, conducted by i-
Captain Frank atid his artillery cortipa- v
nv, and on the report reaching tort- r
Dayton, Col. Myers and a number of
other gentlemen, assembled at that i
place, honored each toatt with the dif
cbarge of a nine pounder.
1. The Prelident of the United {
States. ■ I
2. Alexander Hamilton. t
3. Thomas Jefferfon. t
4. Baron Steuben. t
5. The fedeial government. s
6. The virtuous Fedeialifts of both (
houses of Congress, whose integrity |,
and prudence have prefcrved us from ' ]
tile calamities of war. • I ]
7 . John Jay— success tohw embassy. . j
8. May democratic societies never j j
rife beyond their present infignificance. j ;
9. Our new Minister to the Repub- ,
Ik: of France—-may bis from ; ;
x theanuent dominion, enable him to ap- ]
predate the value of the federal go- | ]
Vcinmcnt.
10. A speedy surrender of the wef
tern posts.
11. May the energy of government
to protect the new settlements, that
their inhabitants may not fear Indian
cruelty. _ '
12. Charles J. Fox—his eulogiura I
on our beloved Prelident. i
13. Freedom throughout the world. ,
14. The officers and soldiers of the ■
late American army.
iy. The Fourth of July—three .
checrs- |
PHILADELPHIA',
JULY 19.
The Prince de Coigny, natural son
to Lewis XV. is now a resident in Eng
land, with I*> other means of subsistence
than an allowance of one (hilling per I
duy. Hebert, formerly leader of one
of the factions in France, and a fliort
time since executed, had, for several
yrarn, been valet de chambre to the
above unfortunate personage. Eng. Pap.
From the New-York DiartT.
Philadelphia, July 14.
Citizen Fauchet to La Grofetiere.
Citizen Fauchet writes you and your
fellow-citizens of Guadaloupe, to call
upon him to-morrow at 11 o'clock to
hear fume news, which he has received
directly from Guadaloupe. Y9ll need I
no longer think of going to Fiance, as
the news cannot be more fatisfadkory
than it is.
Health and Fraternity,
Fauchet.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, July 17.
The war in Europe has arrived to
the last a£t of the drama—and the
scenes become interelting in proportion
as the plot is unfolded to the view of
a world of fpeClators.
The opposition to the combined ar
mies on the Northern Frontiers of
France, was, the last campaign, en
feebled and embavraffe3, by the ihfur
reilion on the Loire,' and the treache
rous surrender of Toulon.. Belides,
the prcjeft of raising the adtive citi
zens in a mass, was crude and requir
ed another season to ripen into full ef-
feft. But these embarraflme*ts being
removed, the whole energy of the na
tion is brought into artion, and the ex.
united military columns of h'lf En
rope are yielding to the impreifion of fci
this aftonifiiing force, and borne away tui
by the irrefiftable torrent. ro '
Evn in gencrallhip, the oldest and
molt experienced officers of Europe its
are not a match for the prompt and co
ready ingenuity of the untaught lea- lit
j ther apron Generals of Fiance.——
I The project of extending the lines of
the army, and attacking at all points
at once, was deep military (kill, and
will hasten the ruin of the allies. The
French by making a feint towards the
Rhine and Mozelle, have weakened
the allies in Flanders at the fame
time spreading an immtnfs number or
troops, along the coast of Normandy, {r
under the pretence of invading England j
they have prepared themselves to mane
an irrefiftable impreflion on the right v(
of tile allied armies in that quarter
while the allies, not aware of the ftra- t(
tagem, had left a small division of their d(
forces to oppofc the ipruption of the w
French into Flanders. The allies have
indeed re-inforced their right —but too
late—their force is deftroved by de- -
tachments, and ruin awaits them.—
The French are pursuing in Flnnders ,
this campaign the fame desperate mode s
os war, with which they closed the last
campaign on the Rhine, -attacking
• t heir enemies day after day, till they a
kill, exhaust or diftiearten the soldiery,
■ who can no longer maintain a snow of t ,
reiiftance. Aider. Minerva. <-
Extras of a letter fnm St. Barthola- £
mews, dated June 22. y.
" Various reports prevail as to the t
' itrength of tlie French now at Gaitda- t
loupe. I think, to strike a middle line;
that there were about 2000 regular
troops, 150 sailors, and 2006 armed j
negroes, who are under white oineers,
and under conilant .difc'pline: Their £
1 {hipping are inferior to the Enghfh, ;
' ! who have blocked thetn in at Point (
1 < Petfe, but without t' e lead alarm to the ,
I French, who have command of the whole ,
■ harbour, by the fortifications there. It 1
r jis impossible to fay which party will
' j get the I (land ; the Frenchmen hrve
■ ; possession of all that part to the eaft
-1 ward of the river Salle, commonly cal
' led Grand Terre, which is the moil va
: luable part, of the lfland. The Eng
lish have possession of all the Weft of
said river.
S
t HALIFAX, N. C. July 7.
1 Friday last being the anniversary of A
-1 merican liberty, a number of citizens col
s ledled at the house of Col. John Branch,
a I where they partook of an elegant enter,
j uimm III: after which the following toasts
' were drank, each accompan'ed with a vol
i ley of rnufketry.
e t 1. That glorious hero and ilhiltrious ci
! tizeri George Washington ; may he long
e j continue to exhibit his great abilities as the
statesman, at the head of our happy con
stitution, with the fame lultrc that he did
j thole of the General* at the head of our
victorious armies.
2. The hon. the CongreL of the United
States; may their wisdom and fortitude
resist every attack upon our conflitution
and rights, aai may they enjoy the love
n and confidence of their fellow-citizens.
>' 3. Halifax county —may its citizens
:e possess such wisdom in the choice of
:r j iheir Representatives, is may conduce
ie to the honor of North-Carolina in the
1 Union.
4. The Republic of France—may
,t; her sons persevere in their glorious ef
forts for Liberty, until thay obtain
complete vidtory and permanent peace.
5. The real friends of liberty, e
quality, and the rights of man—may
their number increase ad infinitum, in
all quarters of the
ur 6. The United States of America—
may her sons never forget the com
to mencement of their liberties—but may
ct j they and their revolving generations
ec j possess vigilance to fecitre, and vigour
as to retain that glorious acquisition.
r y 7. His Excellency the Governor,
and Legislature of North-Carolina.
8. The Hon. John Jay—may that
worthy citizen in the execution of the
million committed to his chaige, secure
to his fellow-citizens the invaluable bles
sings of peace, and every other aft,
exceed their molt sanguine expectations.
9. The memory of all those brave
citizens who nobly defended the cause
to of freedom.
he 10. A speedy exportation to, and a
on non-importation of all the enemies to
of America. •
11. The commerce of the United
ar- States—may its white wings be soon
of protected by a navy fufficient to defy
■n- the piratical attempts of all the (lav^s
-ir- to tyrants.
Ie- 12. The free born sons of America
es, —may the pure principles of humanity
ti- and hospitality ever predominate in
ir- their hearts—and may they ever possess
ef- ability to execute them.
13. The fair sex of Nortli-Caralim adm
—may the perfections of their minds be d
excell the beauties of their persons, ,1
14. The improvement of arts and bein
sciences, and the cultivation of the na- arift
tural genius of the youth of North-Ca- upo
rolina. ther
15. Enfield and its vicinity—-may fellc
its inhabitants, each coming year, thus moc
commemorate the anniversary of their verr
liberties. 1
tudi
From the Columbian Centinel. in r:
FROM LONDON. be .
(Commuicated in a letter, from a gen-
tleman of great political informal
tion.) . riie
" I rejoice that the leading men of
America, deprecate war, and wifely
endeavor to secure an honorable neu
trality. I hope you will continue the .
j fame jildicious policy. That you have
been irritated by the conduct of our go-
vernment, I acknowledge—but it will thg
be your interest tobear a few evils, rather
than, entailon your growing States, the
depopulating and immoral calamities of
war.
" Europe—christian Europe, ex
hibits a scene of carnage and unnatural 0(
interefls, never before known.—
The French, under the opening au-
spices of liberty, have run into every
species of depravity and cruelty, as
well as impolicy but this does not j
clear the allies from singular depravities,
and nearly equal attrocities. They
have butchered their own fubjedls by
thousands a day, attempting to force a
Constitution, or internal Government,
on a nation without their conlcnt —in
attempting which, they have already
ITacrifjced 300,000 young men, and have
(taken about 12 leagues of land, a price j
j too much ever) for a King to give 1! ! I
j " The allies are so heterogeneous in j
j their interests, that beyond this cam-! j
I paign they cannot, I think coalesce.— I
I The mortal enemy of Prulfta is Austria, j . j
[and France is her thief resource, both
j against Austria and Rulfia. The na- J
I tural ally of Spain is France, her mortal I
' I enemy is England.—Holland must look 1
I to France as a counterpoise against Eilg- I Jj
: j land or Pruflia, and should Austria pof- j
' j fefs the French Netherlands, Holland J a
: I must become a province of Austria. I
■ I "In (hart, the whole combination I
" 1 is' so unnatural, that its existence must I £
" j contain the feeds of its own diflolution, I g
" j i imagine while the Belligerent powers I (
f j are facrificing their own fubjefts, you I .
i are wifely encouraging Emigiants a- I "
J mong you, and by degrees, as you be- I
j come populous, you will flvde into ma- I
- [ mifafturies, and soon supply your own
l " j wants, and many of the Europeans, j ,
'' I with whom the less )' -u unite in politics, j
s J the better." | f
j From the Baltimore Daily Intelligencer, j |
I A few thoughts, addrijjed to the good I t
8 I sense and serious consideration of the j £
I public. I ;
d j IS the constitution of • the United I <
lf j States a democracy or an aristocracy, I!
I or is it neither ? These queltions are j'
[e j important in their own nature, and have I '
, n j never been thoroughly examined : they I 1
r e I are also collaterally interesting, as their I 1
j solution will serve to determine the de- 1
is j ajree of merit or demerit attached to I
if I the terms democrat and aristocrat, as I
:e applied to denominate the friends or ene- j
ie mies to the constitution.
| Is the constitution of the United I
iy I States a democracy ?
f- I A according to the ori- I
in i ginal acceptation word, is a go- I
e. I vernment where the whole of the peo- I
e-1 pie alfembled in a body, from time to
1) time, to enact laws by a majority of I
in voices, ants try offences committed a- j
gainst the laws of the ftatc. In this I
— point of view, neither the constitution j
1 of the United States, nor any of the I
iy (late constitutions, establishes demo- I
is j cracy.
jr Is the constitution of the United I
I States an aristocracy ?
r, I An aristocracy is where the power of 1
I making laws and trying offences is lodg- j
at led exckifively with the rich or nobles. I
ie llt is plain, therefore, that neither the I
re [constitution of the LTpited' States, nor I
'f- I any of the Hate constitutions establishes j
it, I aristocracy.
is. I Hence it follows, that the conftituti- t
ve lon or government of the United States
ife I fs neither a democracy nor aristocracy ; |
I not a democracy, becaufethe people do
a 1 not meet in a body to make the laws,
to which is the essence of democracy ; not
I an aristocracy j because the rich have no
ed j exclusive right to govern, which is the
on I chara&driflic of aristocracy. If then
:fy I there are people among us, who are de
'CS firous to eftablilh such a government as
I the former in the room of the present,
ica I they have very properly assumed the
ity I name of democrats ; and if there are
in j also men who wish to change the go
"ess I vernment of the United States, foasto
l ( fix exclufiyely in he rich the right to
administer its powers, they majr as justly N.
be denominated arittocrats.
;The constitution of the United States 1
being therefore neither a democracy nor adm
aristocracy, it is certainly incumbent addi
upon thole who have voluntarily called mal<
themselves democrats, to prove to their mat
fellow-citizens, how a man may be a de- ate
mocrat, and not wish to change the go- thej
vernment to a democracy. to <
In all ages of the world, the multi- har\
tude have beeil abused with founds, and hull
in nine in(lances out of ten which Could thei
be quoted, have loft their liberty by thei
tliei.r credulity in the men who have the;
thus impoied upon them, and let them- to ]
felvds up for centinels and guardians of ard
their rights. tlze
The constitution then,of the United to i
States, as we have observed, is neither we
an aristocracy nor democracy. To call for
it either, would be to abuse the known forj
etymology andfettled acceptation of the f-t
sense of these words, and lay a snare for is i
the ignorant or uninformed in such di<"- of 1
quifitions. It indeed contains a portion W<
of the principle of each, but without tau
possessing the elfehtial qualities of either, ty;
For example. The people by the f-h
constitution, have no right to tieet in a
body and make laws, which as has been
said, is the essence of democracy and hoi
without which democracy cannot exist; P°
but they have a right to elect persons to qu
make laws, in which particular it par- ei g
takes of the principle of democracy. On
the other hand, the-conftitution excludes ha
all persons under twenty-five years of age "d
from being reptefentatives, those who
are not thirty, from being feriators, and
all who are not thijty-five and natural ho
born citizens, or citizens when it was g a
adopted, from being ptefident; so far
[ therefbre, as it has thus granted the ex- ha
' I clufive power of making laws and go- a 1
I verning to men of a certain description, ou
' los years, it participates of the principle E
| of aristocracy. Ic
I As the government or constitution of f r<
' the United States can, therefore, nei- cr
1 ther be denominated a democracy nor A
j j aristocracy, without a perversion of O
I terms, what is it ? 1 answer, a pure re- g<
4 I prefentative government, excluding the si'
- I disorders and tyranny inseparable frorti
, 1 a democracy or aristocracy. , m
j With what propriety, then, it may w
I be asked, do men call themselves demo-
I crats, and to answer what purposes do j tc
I they aflociate as fuch,and hold private ;e(
I and secret meetings and correfponden
rS I ccs in thebofom of a government which
I is not a democracy ? P
I A declared democrat mull wiih to rl
I destroy the anftocratic principle of the j
I constitution, and an aristocrat its demo- ' f<
n I cratic principle ; both, therefore, may j 1 (
s ' I be considered as enemies to the confti
} tntion ; for to add to or take away f*
1 from either principle, is to change the
I nature of the government, and of courfc
r ' I to change the government itfelf. Hence
'"I 1 the aristocrat and democrat Ihould be L
k' I equally dreaded and' watched, the one 1
I as the caterpillar and the other as the
;d I canker-worm of the constitution, by
y> I g°°d men who are neither the one nor ! ''
re ] the other, but constitutionalists, anxious I '
ve I to-prefer ve and maintain to eac'h prin- 1
,-y I ciple the rank afiigned it by the conili- '
-ir I tution.
le. I A CONSTITUTIONALIST.
t0 I Baltimore, July 14, 1794. 1
as I
I Arrived at New-York.
j Brig Rebecca, Bruce, one of the,Cortvoy
e{ j I Amelia, Jewett, Oporto
I The brig Jefferfon,Capt. Morris, from
• I Philadelphia, arrived at St. Croix on the
n " I 37th Junelaft,
i°" I A French line of battle (hip, two fri
o- I gates, a brig, and a lugger, were cruiz
to I ingoff St. Andero 011 the 30th of April,
of I The Brothers: Summers: the Lively
a _ 1 King; the Argo, , from Oporto to
• I Newfoundland,taken by LeCberie French
1 frigate, are retaken by Lord Howe's fleet,
on j and arrived at Falmouth
I The above is on Lloyd's books.
10-j And it is there stuck up " that it is an-
I nounced by the French, that twenty fail of
:ed I mercharitmen, laden with wine, fruit,
I flour,&c. are taken and carried into Brest."
q£. j IJI
ig-j Paintings, Prints, mar-
BLE ORNAMENTS, and
-be STATUARY.
10r To be fold by Au&ion,
iei On Wednesday next,
ati- j July 23, at Oeller's Hotel, and to be view
ltes 'ed the day preceding the sale,
:y ; 1 A valuable and great collection of
H Original Paintings,
" S ' By the tnojl celebrated Majlers.
110 j The collection of the Gallery of Comte
1 "° j de Bruhl,bound in one large folio ; a great
l ' ie variety of Framed Prints and books of
hen J prints.
de- With an aflortment of
Marble Ornaments,
I and some Statuary of superior excellence,
the property of a gentleman
are I going abroad.
g°" I The Sale to commence at 10 o'clock
is to I A. M. precisely.
tto I July iS
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
15 Floreal, May 4.
The femrfje citizens of Nenilly were
admitted to the bar.' The fpeaki-r thus
addrefTed the convention.-—The fe
male citizens of Neuilly constantly ani
mated with the love of their country,
ate this day come to iwearto you, that
they are determined to make falt-petre,
to cultivate the land, and to reap the
harvest. They will themselves fend their
hulbands, their lovers, and their bro
thers, to fight against tyrants and
their slaves fay you the word and
they depart. We likewise declare .
to you, that we will coiifider as a cow
ard and traitor to his Country, every ci
tizen, who (hall hesitate for a moment
to fly to the field tjf honour. In fine
we swear to you, if you (hall have need
for our arms, give butt he iignal, and,
forgetting our f-.x, we will immediately
set Out. In'order to fight well, nothing
is necejlary but courage, and the love
of liberty is the sure passport to victory.
We ought to imitate you-—You have
taught us how to facrifice life for liber
ty and equality, and we (hall esteem our
filves happy to perish in their defence.'*
The young scholars of Renfles con
gratulated the convention on their la
bours, invited them to remain at their
post, and requcfted a decree to put in re-,
quifition all- the youths, from ten to
eighteen, to fight the English.
Barrere, after ftati»g that Eandrecies
had fallen, gave the following detail of
advantages gained at sea.
Prizes carried into Brest.
A brig laden with Fruit and Wine,
bound for Peterlburgh, taken by the sri
; gate la Proserpine.
The Thames has come into Brest,
. ha-ving taken a dozen of prizes during
. a cruize ; part of which have entered
1. our ports. The principal prize is the
; English packet boat, the Expedition, of
10 guns and 48 men, Capt. Reften,
f from Li(bon fbr Falmouth. She has a
. considerable sum of money on board,
r An English brig bound from Jersey to
f Oporto, taken by thefrigate l'lnfur
. (gente. , An . English (loop laden with
» fi(h from Plymouth. An English (hip
1 of 400 tons laden with fait and other
merchandize. A brig of 160 tons laden
Y with rice, bound to Dover. Anotlief
_ of 206 torjs laden with grain, foi Opor
a < to. An English three.malted (hip, arrn
e J ed with ten guns, bound from Lifboti
1. for Falmouth. A brig of 120 tons
h laden with iron and timber for Liver
j pool. One of 120 tons laden with her
-0 ' rings, oil, and Linseed, for Teneriffe. ■
c j A English sloop bound for New-
I foundhttiti, titktrn frigate $ la Bel
y 1 lona and le Furet.
£_ | A brig of 100 tons laden with fait
y ! for Spain j taken by the Insurgent.
, e A (hip of three mafls laden with grain
[ e for Ferrol, taken by the Lehibuflier.
;e Two ships of 200 tofts -for Spain la
)e den with oil, See. taken by the cutter
ie la Surprize and le Courier.
Ie - Priz.es carried irto U Orient.
,y An English privateer, the Stick, of
„ 12 guns. A Spanish brig, of 100 tons,
lls la Notre Dame de la Conception, laden
[j. with iron> &g. An English brig the
Mary, laden with £fh oil.
Carried into- Morlaix.
An English (hip, laden with sugar,
taken by the Thames.
Carried into Port Malo.
A brig laden with timber.
to ~ PHILADELPHIA.
im ,
From a Correspondsnt.
■ r j. That our allies, in the late naval en
iz- garment on the coast of Europe, should
have made a drawn battle of it with so
-ly great an inequality as fine fail of the
10 line) is so. highly honorable to the ma
'ch ritime character of France, that it is
e ' really surprizing the details should not
be .handed to the public—especially
mi- as it confidently asserted they were
of brought by a French Gentleman>charg
cd with dispatches to the M' ll '^ er
France, who received them from the
— Captain of the Precieufe French frigate,
r- with which Capt. Grce.i kept company
two days.
A Letter from'New-York dated
yesterday morning fays> that when the
French convoy dilcerned the Britifk
ew- (hips, the armed v'efTete in order to at
tarft their attention, drew up in aline,
which had tt\e desired effett of facilitat
ing the escape of many of the merch
' I antmeii ; that Capt. Cochran of trie
Thetis nefw at New York fays "he took
reat five fail, and might have four o
j 0 f thers which arrived within the Hook,
but was prevented by orders fiom Ad
miral Murray, who had ftridtly enjoined
that the neutral limits of the United
States (hould not be violated,
nee,
Port of philjelphia.
lock ARRIVED,
day*.
4jt Sloop Ann, Hammond, Savannah 9