From the P'ltjburgh Gaze tie.
June 23d, 1794,
Mr. Scull,
PERUSING this morning a bundle
of newfpapets sent me by a friend, my
attention was pi ihcipally attracted by
the refolutioas of the different Demo*
oratio Societies—having leisure On my
hands, I entered into a Coniideration of
their proceedings, and Is fefolves are
po .v in fafhirrti, i fend you mine on that
fubjeft, Hot doubting but the fenti-
of ndnefty and candour from an
individual wTll be as well received a's th'c
inflammatory lophillry of those intrigu
ing juntos.
Refolded, the cdnftitution of
the United States is a great and wife
well calculated to eiifure
equal liberty and political happiness;
that it is the adrtfiration and envy of
the most enlightened and civilised na- j
t ions who are looking up arid flying to
it as a refuge from tyranny atld opprcf
iion. ■
Resolved, That tht* -government of
the United States'has hitherto been in
the hands of a virtuous and wife exe
cutive (\Vhofe integrity hath been ren
dsred only more visible by the attacks
of party) under whofs diredtion and
management we have grown into conse
quence and dredit ; from anarchy and
puveity into refpedtability and a situati
on to be just.
Rcfolved, That any attempt to ere;
&te causeless jealouiy or mistrust, or to
inflame the minds of the less informed
in a government Under the above cir
cumstances, is inimical to its true inter
ests and real happiness, and that the pa
triotism of fitch, although arrogating
the titles of Democrats, Friends to Li
lt &c. ought to be as much doubted,
as the friendfhip of the savage, who at
the time he salutes you brother, applies
either the knife or hatchet.
Rcfolved, That the members of those
different societies, wherever they have
appeared, have had in view their piivate
interest and popularity and not the pub
lic's welfare, that in times of real dan
ger few of them were seen in the field
ready to encounter it ) that they are na
tional bullies breathing war and confufi
-011, at the fame time th'ey have neither 1
bravery nor patience to support them
feives under its trials and hardships.
Resolved, That it is perfectly com
patible with the dignity and wisdom
of any government to do themselves
jultice by spirited remonstrance, and
that war should be the ultima ratio, and
dernier resort.
Resolved, That democracy which
formerly meant that form of government
111 which the sovereign power is lodged
with the body of the people, now means
quite a different matter—>it now means
fupinenefs, lethargy, and sometimes a lit
tle toryism in the time of real and ne
cefiary danger ; and violent threats, de
fiances, meetings, mobs, tar and feathers
in times of peace—it now rtieans abuse
of the federal government formed by col
lective wisdom, and found expedient on
K lenthy trial ; it now means fcurn'lity
against the President (that befl of men)
and aecufatiens against the superior of
ficers, without supporting a single charge
See. in short it now means a thousand
thing's ofwhich Johnfton nevertho't, nor
did it fnter into the mind of Sheridan
to conceive of. /
UNITED STATES.
RICHMOND, Virginia', July /7.
A gentleman has favored the Editors
with the following, publirfted in Lex
ington, Kentucky, iif a hand-bill, on
the lith of last month ; it was bro't
by a gentleman who arrived in Chef
terfield on Monday evening.
Lexington, June l%th, i 79 4. j
Examination of tnto Patowatortiies, cap '
tured by Captain Alexander Gibfon>
on the North fide of the Miami of the
Lake, on the fifth day of June 1794.
Query I. How long have you been
from your nation ?
Anfu/er. Four days before our cap
ture.
2. When did your nation receive
the invitation from the British, to join
them to go to war against the Ameri
cans ?
A. On the firft of last Moon, tl»e
mefl'age was sent by three Chiefs ; a
DeiaNvare, a Shawanoe, and a Miami.
4L 3* What was the mefTage brought
by those Indian Chiefs, and what num
ber of British troops were at Roche de
Bout oil the firft of May 1 ?
A. That the British sent them to
invite the Potowatomies to go to war
against the United States, that they
(the Biitifh) were at Roche de Bout,
on their way to war, against the Ame r
rjcans; that the number ef British
troops tWn there, was about feiif him- ■
died, with two piece* of artillery, ex
cluiivt of the Detroit militia, and had .
made a fortificatioA roond Col. M'Kee'i
house and floret at that place, in which
they Tiad deposited all their ftotes of
amunition, aims, cloathing and provisi
on, with witich they promised to sup
ply all 'he 'hostile Indians, i'ii joundanet,
provided they wotild juiir. and go with
them to war.
What tribes of Indians, and
what were their numbers at Roche de
Bout, on the firft day of May?
A. Tile Chip-* Was, Wyandot s,Shaw
anoes, Delaware's and Miami-,
there were then colledled about one
thousand warriors, and were daily com
ing in and colle&ing from all t.-ofe na*
Hons.
5. What number of war'tors dd
you suppose' are actually collected at
that place at this time, and what num
ber of British troops and militia, have
promised to join the Indians to light
. this army ?
A. From the latcft and fieft, infer*
mation, and from our own knowledge
of the number of warriors belonging
to those nations, there Canfiot t)f less
than twt) thousand warriors now assem
bled } and were the Potowatomies to
join agreeably to invitation, :h<- whole
would amount to upwaids of three
thousand hostile Indians ; but we do
not think, this more than fifty of the
Potowatomies HU go : to war. The
Biiiifh troops and militia that will join
the Indians to gd to war against the
Americans will amount to fifteen hun
dred, agreeably to the jjromife of Go- 1
vernor Simco«.——-—-— : ——
At what time, and fiom what
place do the English and Indians mean
to advance againit the army ?
A. About the last of this moon; or
the beginning of next, they intend to
attack the Legion at this place. Gov.
Sifricoe, the great man who lives at or
near Niagara, sent for the Potowato
mies, and promised them arms, ammu
nition, provihonj and clothing, and eve
ry thing they Wanted, on condition they'■
would join htm* and go to war againit
the Americans; and that he would
command the whole} He sent us the
fame mefTage last winter, end again in "
the firlt of last Moon from Roche dc'
Bout: He alio said he was much obli
ged to us for our pad fef vice's, and
that he would now help us to fight,
and render us all the services in his
power ""linft the Americans; All.the
speeches that we received from him
were as red as blood, all the wampum
and feathers V/ere painted red ; the
pipe and haichct were red, and
even the tobacco was painted red.
We received four different invitations
from Governor Simcoe, inviting the
Potowatomies to join in the war; the
last was on the firii of the fait Moon,
when he promised to join us with fif
teen hundred of his bed warriors, as
before mentioned.
But we vvifh for peace j except a
number of our young men.
Examined and carefully reduced to
writing, at Greenville, this * 7th of
June, 1794.
Canandarquay, April 29th, 1794.
" Shi,
"I had the honor of informing you
in my last, that I had received a runner
from Buffaloe Creek, reqttefting my at
tendance at a council fummontd to meet
there. The cnclofed.are the proceed-'
ings of that Council*
" I have every reason to suppose that
the Six Nations had fully made up their
minds previous to the meeting of the
council, to hold a treaty agreeable to
the wishes of the United States, in ot
der to bring about a general peace. But
the inflammatory speech of Lord Dor
chester, which was interpreted to them
by Col. Butler, together with the pre
sents heaped upon them by theßiitifh on
this occasion, induced tltem to give up
that friendly intention.
" Col. Butler and Capt. Bofnbary
attended at the council Orf behalf of the
British government; they took pains oil
all occasion* to represent a war between
our government and theirs as inevitable;
and although in my presence they did
not intimate that their assistance would
be wanted by the King, yet I am per
suaded that 011 other oecafiorfs every ef
fort is made to secure it.
" The presents that I brought from
Philadelphia for, and delivered to the
Indians, proved very fatisfactory to
them—l am perftladed that at the pre
sent time a continuation of the generosi
ty of the United States will be highly
serviceable. This part of the country
being the frontier of the Hate of New-
York, the' inhabitants feel very much
alarmed at the present appearance of
war. Deftituteof arms and ammunition,
the scattered inhabitants of this remote
wilderness, would fall an easy prey to
their ravage neighbors, should they think
proper to attack them.
, "When I was at BufFalae creek,
; Gov. Simcoe had gone to Dejroit, he
started from {hat place immediately af
ter receiving Lord Dofchelter's speech
to the Indians,
" The exper.ces of the Indians in
creaie very fall : Their demands in
crease with the importance they suppose
their Friemlfhip is to us. Hon ever Sir,
you may reft affrtd that I endeavor to
make use of all the epeonomy that 1
can.
" I have the honor to be &c.
(Signed)
" ISRAEL CHAPIN.
" P. S. My (foil vyiH inform yon ma
ny particulars that I thought proper to
I omit mentioning in this letter.
PHILADELPHIA,
JULY
A Gentleman has favored the Editor with
the following iritereiting account:
Exlrad of a Letter froik PiltjbuYgl,
dated July 18> a Mercantile House,
in this City.
" Two days llnce, seven miies from
this town, the house of Gen. John Neville.
Infprclor of the Revenue, was attacked by
about eighty armed men, said to be oppos -
ed to the Extfife law. After an engage- 1
men tof one half hour, the mob lift the
house with seven of the party very badly'
wounded,-two it is said, mot-tally* The
house was defended by Gen. Neville and.
wic ot ni?Terv£frty;—Jfcsrft au.;. tW i, .
past five o'clock, they again attacked the
house, said to be five hundred in niiniber.
After a very brave defence by Major Kirk-,
patrick and eleven soldiers, the Wufe was j
taken, fiv& soldiers wounded. Averycon
fiderable number of the mob killed and
wounded, the house and all the adjacent"
buildings were set on fire and consumed to
arfies.
" There were a number of gentlemen
went from this place, some tp assist Gen.
Neville, others to appease the minds of the
factious—Col. Neville, Major Lenox, and I
several others, were, on their way to Geiy |
Neville's* made prisoners by the mob, a/,
tcr differing some abuse, have made their
escape into town—Gen. Neville has also
made his escape, is yet unhurt. The com
mander of the mob, Major James M'Var
lalid, was shot dead on the spot.—All is
confufion.—God only knows whaKwill be
the ilfue. In haste I am, &c..
From a Correspondent.
1
DETACHED OBSERVATIONS.
The overthrow of the forms of reli
gion, is generally preceded by a derelic
tion of its principles altogether.
Those who object to any public ac- |
kn'owledgement of the existence of a
Superintending Providence, it may be
fairly presumed, have no faith in that
exiftance*
To propose the abolition of the pub
lic worship of the Deity, is to propose
abfokltion for e'vVry species of crimes—
those therefore who advocate the inuti- j
lity of fae'red ihfflCutions may justly be
fufpedted of the mo ft nefarious deligns j
against the peace and happiness of So
ciety.
It appears to be nedeflafy to eradicate
the moral sense in order to a perpetrati
on of the crimes which difgraee the an
nals of mankind in various periods.
Who are the People of a country ?
The owners and poffefTorg of the fame—
.surely not those who are Dot, and never
will be, by labor or any honest vocation
owners of the foil, or of any other visi
ble property—and yet it is a modern
do£trine, that persons of this descripti
on should rfot only chafe our law-mak
ers, but also make the laws, for the
law-makers ; so that the Representa
tives should be merely the organ to pro
mulgate the laws—laws to regulate their
property, made by those who have none.
The poll arrived yesterday afternoon
from Pittlburgh, brings' the dil'agreea
ble news of some riotous proceedings
in that quarter. The opposition to
the exeife law, which appeared to have
fubftded,. has, it seems, from what rea
son we have not been able to learn broke
out a frefh and some unwarrantable vio
lences have been committed. General
Nevil, an infpe£tor of the excise in that
quarter, had his hotlfe and (tables, at
about 6 miles from PittJburgh, set fife
to, and burned down ; some lives were
loft in an attempt to quell the riot, 011
which fide we did not hear ; but, final
ly fuificient military force was procured
to restore order. Gen. Adv.
The last vessel arrived here which
spoke the Chefapeak convoy on the 23d
of May, brought information, that
they were then iteering for the fomb
ports of France. This information is
confirmed to us fiorri Brest whence or
ders were sent them to steer that course,
so that they no doubt Lave avoided the
remains of the British forces.
The Brest fleet, in Brest harbor', bti
the 14th of May lad, cdnfifted of. 34
fail of the line, A\hich together with 6
in Concalle bay, made a total of 40
liips of the line, qf which 6 or 7 were
three deckers. Soma time in May,. 7
veflels of the line, went out to meet the
Chefapeak convoy, and on the 15th 25
fail left Brest waters, leaving- 2 behind,
of which one three decker Le Peuple.
On or about the 301)1 Mar; the 6 fail
in Concalle bay arrived a; Brest. Sup
pofmg, therefore, the iiTue of the na
val combat on the 30th May, and 3d
June, such as is presented the French
mtift be complete rflaltefs of the chan
nel,' having at lea, of ready for sea, 8
ftyps of the line in Brest harbor, and 7
with the Chefapeak convoy, independ
ent of the forces in that convoy, in
all 15 or 16 fail of the line, to which
the English cannot oppose immediately
a fuificient force*
The Reprefentcftive of the pedple,
Jean-Bon-de St. Andre failed on board
the Brest fleet in their la ft expedition.—
The Prejieafe frigate", the fame that
lay in our river, "was the •vcifel Captain
Green spoke j the Captain requested
hjm to come 011 board, chiefly to e«-
quite whether he had met the Chesffa
peak fleet, and clifiniffed him very speedi
ly informing hiiti that there were three
English frigates not far off, out of wh'ofe
reach he mult haiterr; this haste ac
counts for the imperfedtnefs of the in
telligence brought by Capt. Green
Irfßl T>€tn , ecrrtti-xrwiain
ly at lead have brought ns the particu
lars of the combat on the 30th May.—
The Captain of the Pre'cieufej said in
general terms that both a&ions were
obftinatcly maintained on both fides, and
asked whether Capt. Green, as he
! came out of Brest harbour did not meet
a three decked going in dismasted.—
Ctfpt. Villegris who commanded the
Precieufe here is promoted to the com
t mand of the Achille of 74.
An express arrived from Fort Frank
lin at Pittfbirrgh informs us, that the
fix llatiimg had determined, on hostili
ties : that a runner had come in there,
and ordered the Indians to leave it
immediately.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, July 24,
Yesterday arrived in town, His Ex
cellency George Hammond, the British
Amhaffador—and the Hon. F. P. Van
Berkcl, the Dutch Rcfident, and his
Lady, from Philadelphia.
HALIFAX, July 3.
Extract of a letter from the Bay\ of
Chaleur.
" The Peggy, capt. Reed, has ar
rived here from Dartmouth, but last
from Newfoundland. Capt. Reed fail
ed in company with the Jersey fleet,
undar convoy of his majesty's ship Cas
tor, and informs that irt lat, 15, they
fell in with fix frigates, which he saw
captnre the Major Pierfon, Fiott, St.
Peter, Neptune, Pafhbiac, Dumarres,
and Three Sifters, with another ship,
whose name he does not recollect.
Capt. Reed was ordered to fend his
boats on board one of the French fri
gates, .which ! I <v (In! with twenty men ;
but night soon after coming on, he
took advantage of it, and made his
escape with the remainder of the crew.
As non£ of the other veflels have arriv
ed, we are afraid they have fhaied the
fame fate." v
WHITESTOWN, July 9.
The following important communi
cations were received by the Editor
from gentlemen of the rti'ft refpe£tabi
hty : their authenticity we think may
be relied on.
, We learn a gentleman immedi
ately from the county of Onondaga,
that the greatest part of the Onondaga
tribe of Indians, who have heretofore
resided in that part of the country, and
annually received an annuity of 500
dollars from the state, have removed in
to the British territory of the Province
of Upper Canada. That ou the 2 sth
ult. those Indians who were on their
way, and had colleited at the Onondia
ga Salt Sptings, to take leave of the
few who remained behind, and could
not be prevailed on (notwithstanding
the molt intitidating and indefatigable
exertion* of the British lions of the
north) to quit their country ; the In
dians were collected in council, and the
inhabitants, alarmed, at the movement
of those tawny sons of Cruelty, we're al
io collected, when Major De Witt, by
request of the inhabitant*, delivered the
following
TALK
Brothers,
I am glad to fee your feces ; my
heart, on this occasion, beats high for
joy, and rises with grateful thanks to
the Good Spirit above who has brought
ill together here to day in peace.
Brothers, »
I am a young man, not much used
to speaking in public ; but the love I
bear to your nation, and anxious desire
that I have for your peacc and welfoie
makes me bold, and moves my tongue
to fpeak^
Brothers,
1 have but a few words to fay to
you ; they don't come from the' lip»
alone, but are the sentiment of my heart'
they are words intended to give you
peace of mind* and to ensure you of
our fn'endfhip. Open, then, your ears,
and attend to what I have to lay.
, Brothers,
I this day heard that a number of
youf nation was about to leave us, and
going on the other fide of the great
lakes : this I am sorry to hear, as I
paefunie there must be some unhappy
cause for it. You are mislead, and are
about to destroy yotir nation. 1 ven
ture to fay, that youf present determi
nation, upon proper enquiry, will ap
pear so, and therefore ought to be o
therwise. Speak,' brothers, what is it
that draw 9 you from your peaceful val
ley—that induces yon to leave your un
equalled hunting ground—woods he
fparkled with deer; and rivers filled
with fifh i
Brotherst
-1 presume some birds of falfe report
nruir-Ra'vp pcUfei through
and disturbed your minds. You mull
not lifter* to the stories of the little
birds—Speak, brothers ; I have alwavs
been, and still am, your sincere friend:
give me an opportunity of contradid
ing any falfe and designing stories you
may have heard. lam anxious to set
you right—to convince you that you
are mislead—that those who advise you
to your present removal are not you'r
friends. If the pretext is any grievance*
that you iabor under, speak, and they
shaH be red re f Fed. If you have been
wronged, again speak, and your cause
shall be vindicated. If it is the want
of any provisions or other neceflarics of
life, a»d which you may be told will be
given you at the place you are going
to, I fay, otrce more, speak, and your
every want shall be supplied by your
real friends, not by those who ad thro'
defigh, in order to anfiver some private
purposes of their own, but from pure
motives of friendfhip to you. In this I
speak the sentiments and shew you the
difpolition of the United States and of
the state of New-York in particular.
Have you ever requested any thing of
the. Hate and had it not immediately
granted ? Have you ever made known
any of your grievances to our father
the and others appointed by
oar great council to do business with
you, and had thera not red re (Ted ? Sure
ly then you cannot now have any rea
forf to diftrtm the fame friendfhip—No,
nothing to lead yon to diftraft the fa
therly carc of pur government over you.
What then is it that you exped to re.
ceive in the place you are going to ? I
want your answers to all these things-
Speak quick, brothers; lam anxious
to hear you open wide your fm'nds j
keep nothing back ; my ears are unco
vered ; not a whisper shall interrupt
your voice. _ ,
Ryacfotagh, the firft chief in the na
tion, then rose arid ohfervecf, that i»
was with heart-felt fatisfadion that he
met his friend (Major Dc Witt) and
the reft of the white people at this time,
to explain to them the cause of their
present journey—He was glau to fee
they had taken the trouble to meet
them, and give them an opportunity to
remove any improper impressions or sug
gestions which might otherwiie have
been made and remained on the minds
of his brothers in this part of the coun
try—He proceeded in tine moll ener
getic language, to answer every point
that had been tonched on and railed by
Mr. De Witt, and took unwearied pain*
to endeavor to shew and convince, that
they did not go in confeqtience of any
of the stories of the little birds, or from
any diTfhtisfaetion which they had a
gaiiift the (late, but merely to fee .force
of their relations at Swagoughchee and
Buffaloe Creek ; and that all was going
to return again in the course of a month
or fix weeks. Several of the other chiefs
■ spoke in thcii* turns and favored the
fame ideas.
" From Shenondon, an Oneida Chief, I»
Hugh White, EJq.
" Brother,
" This is to acquaint you, that we
yesterday received a message in our vil
lage, from Cayuga, to the following
i import, viz. That the noted Sachea