± em pts to obtain our quota of nnlrtia by regular drafts have failed ; and un- U i we can supply the .oluntary enliltments, the honor of our militia will be tarmrtied, and the peace of the commonwealth, perhaps, irre "t£? SA th. embarrjlTm™, of our prcfent .unprepared Jjtuation ; I do not hesitate to declare, that 1 con sider every patriotic citizen bound to | lend an active assistance to the measures of government; but with refpeft to the militia officers, in particular, I am impelled by the molt sacred duty, which a Uriftrate can feel, to require an ex plicit 4nd immediate declaration of then determination to aA at this enfis, or a reiignation of their commissions, that otheis mity be appointed to perform the indispensable service which our country demands. In proposing this-alternative to you, r gentlemen, I anticipate a decision the most honorable to yourfelyes, most beneficial to the (late. 1 thall. therefore, content myfelf, in that res pest, with enquiring at what time you will be prepared with your quotas to join me in the march to the place of rendezvous. The President's request for immediately affembliug the militia of Pennsylvania was received yelterday; and we cannot indulge a moment's delay in complying with it, if we mean to Tefciie our militia and our government from the diigracc that threatens. You will be pleated, my fellow citi zens, to favor me, freely and candidly, with your sentiments on this occasion. With'refped to my own opinion, it is this : That each officer should endea vour, either by drafs, or foluntary en rolments, to ruife as many men as he can, before the day fixed for their pa rading ; and that on the day so fixed, they should muster at my tent, which (hall be pitched in the neighbourhood of the city, for the purpose of enrol ling the men, and intruding the officers in the route. I (hall proceed, in the fame way, in each county, included in the present requifit'on, till I have com pleted the stipulated number) and I trust we (hall yet reach the place of rendezvous in time to prevent all hazard of discredit and reproach. The arms, ammunition, cartip equi page, and rations will be punctually and plentifully provided ; and 1 have every reason to believe, that the legifla- ' ture will enable me to allow an additi onal pay, or an adequate bounty, for i the service to which the militia are now called. Their families will likewise be paid a weekly reason able sum out of . that allowance, from the refpedive county treafu.ers. Let us not, gentlemen, be perplexed by prejudices, or partial considerations, unconneded with the fubjed. It is no matter of enquiry, at this time, whether any particular ads of Congress are po litic or not ; whether they ought to be : repealed or not: the quel'cions are wlie- i thcr our governments are worth preftrv ing ; and if so, whether we will tamely and silently fee them destroyed, or openly and firmly appear in support of ■ them. Listen to the language of the i Insurgents, and your spirit will rife : with indignation. They not only as- i fert that certain laws (hall be repealed, let the sense of the majoriry be what it may, but they threaten us with the es tablishment of an independent gdvei fl uent, or a return to the allegiance of Great Britain. Their cruelty and inso lence tuwaids Gen. Nevil and Major Lenox. The insults which they offer ed to the commissioners on the return from their pacific miffiou, (furror.nding their lodgings, and breaking their win dows) and the menaces of violence to the family of Gen. Nevill, should the government proceed to enforce obedi ence to the laws, are circumstances so flagrant, so iniquitocs, and so daflardly, that, for my own part, I consider the | conduct of the Tories, during the war to have been temperate and magnani mous, compared with the course of the present opposition. For the honour of the militia, for the fake of the laws, and for the pre fertation of the Republican principle, let us then, gentlemen, unite ; and re member, that, if we cannot reform, it is our duty, to cor red those, who en deavour to plunder us of every right and privilege, that is dear in the cfti mation of freemen. It only remains to repeat my propo sitions ; are you willing to frrve your country ? to save your constitution ? And to aflift in rescuing from anarchy, •» you did from despotism, the freedom •n<J independence of America ? You will not hesitate : then gentlemen when will your quota be ready to attend ? Your immediate decifton is necessary to etable me to regulate my tour thro' <he ♦ther counties. Thomas Mifflin. t . , Py this Day's Mail. BALTIMORE, Sept. 8. Extraß of a letter from Norfolk, dated * n , /luguji 21. « We hare alternately strange news in this turbulent town ; two days since, the tories had the French nation almost annihilated —their fleets and armies cap tured and funk, and tyranny almost triumphant ! Truih however, has lince transpired and relieved the anxiety of our republican citizens. You will ob serve in a paper which is sent you that the French fleet loft nothing, but g#in credit even from an unequal combat of 26 {hips againlt 34, the latter mol ly firfl rates. We have so many violent aristocrats in the place, that if the guil lotine was set once agoing, we could give it constant employment for at least twelve months. Since writing the a bove 1 have heard from an undoubted channel that a Britiih frigate has cap tured and sent to Halifax, for legal ad judication, the ship Matthew, from this port, laden with flour for Falmouth, there are fcveral off our capes, of these our friends.—l hear alio, that they com ply exa£ly with ■ their orders ! It is useless to expatiate upon this villainy, as it is univeifally admitted as legal— and the licentious " people" mult poc ket the most unheard of injuries and insult. The crew of tha above captur ed velfel are arrived here, they observe that " they are reconciled from experi ence in this way." ExtraS of a letter from an American captain at Brejl r italed 26th June, to his brother In this town. " On the 15th of June arrived here 1 the American fleet, confiding of 169 1 fail, and four Americans. On theft ' passage they captuied thirteen Britifll prizes, and brought them in fafe. Iwo 1 of the merchantmen run fo.ui of each other on the palfage, one funk diredtly, the other got in. They were so near 'the fleets, in the time of the engage. ' meat, that the evening following one of the seventy-sours and a frigate, that • had been in the action, and was tent in • search of them, fell in with them and ■ caiiie in. A few hours afterwards they picked up a sailor on a Ipar, who be longed to a Britilh 64 that funk the night after the action. There arc neat fix hundred fail of shipping here. Se veral that came over in the fleet from America, are put in the Chateau, to be tried for aristocracy ; likewise those of the captains that were iti the engage ment, tor leaving the line on the tirft day ; Bompaird for one, the late com mander of the Ambuscade when (he engaged the Boston , —the relt being killed in the adtion—they are pretty certain to lose their heads—they al ways guillotine them in two hours af ter they are condemned—one loft his head to-day. The commodore who came with the fleet has reported, that Congress wanted to lay an embargo on the French fleet; he likewise said to day, at a public table, 1 * t all themer i chants in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and i New York, were d d Englilh raf- j cals. I hope the the nation will be bet ter informed. •'The French arc in thehigheft spi rits imaginable. It's all equality with maftei and man. They are certain to get their republicanism. They have gpt a picture here of a Leopard, with George the Third and all the royal fa mily mounted on him, and'Pitt mount ed on a Hand, holding a sceptre, and leading the Leopard by the nose, re presenting England, and a Sans Cu lotte cutting Pitt down." TRENTON, September io. TKe several troops, commanded by Captains Ward and Williamfon, in Es sex ceunty, and by Longftreet, Quay and Covenhoven, in Monmouth county, have unanimously offered themlelves vo lunteers in the fervjee of their country, as a part of the detachment of 500 horle from this ilate, ordered by the President of the United States to hold themselves in readiness for immediate fei vice. General Bloomfield arrived in this city on Monday last to take the com mand of 1500 Infantry and 100 Artil lery, who are on their march from the different brigades. 500 Cavalry are al so an their march, and moll of them are expected to arrive this evening, under the command of Brigadier General White. Captain Carle's Hunterdon Troop of Volunteers, fully equipped and in com plete uniform, arrived at the rendezvous last evening. On Tuesday, last week, a company of troops belonging to the Legion of ,th« United States, consisting of near B<S, under the command of Captain Se dam, arrived in this city. DETACHMENT ORDERS* ELIZABETH-TOWN, Sept 5. Major-General Dayton flatters him felf that he has only to make known to the troops Under his command the Ge neral Orders of the ill inllant, which are subjoined, in order to enfuie a prompt and exa£i compliance with them. "GENERAL ORDERS. " Trenton, \JI Sept. 1794. " BY the command of the Prelident of the United States, the troops in re quisition from the State of New-Jersey, which were detailed from Major-Gener al Dayton's command, and from the Cavahy and Artillery of this State, by order of the 23d of Angnlt lalt, are to rendezvous at Trenton, where they will be provided with every thing neceflary for the expedition, and wait further or ders.—Dispositions have been made by order of the national executive, for the supply of provisions, forage, fuel and transportation to the general rendezvous at Trenton, where they will be met with tents and camp equipage neceflary for their march. The troops from the 2d divilion will take up their line of maich by the mod diie£t route to New- Brunfvvick, where they will apply to Mr. John Bray sor 1 provilions and fo rage, and thofeof the 3d, 4th, and ift divilions to Trenton, to which place , the troops of the 2d will a'fo proceed. I The flipulated price of rations will be allowed from thp time of march, till their assembling at Trenton, to such as may not draw from the public stoves, and chufe to furnilh themselves : but if intermediate appointments are judged ueceflary to be made, three days notice must be sent to MefTrs. Hunt and Bray by the Brigadiers commanding the de tachment, who will take the neceiTary precautions. No longer time will be al lowed for the arrival of the troops, at rendezvous, thaii what will appear to hnve been absolutely necelfary for ac compli fhing their march, after teceiving marching,orders, which period the offi cers commanding companies, See. are required to, note with precision, toge ther with the naiiies of the places where thfiy halt each night on the loute. " The ftri&ell. regard to discipline and good order is to be obierved on the march, and the rights of property are to be scrupulously preserved to individuals. " By Order of the Commander iri Chief, ' " ANTHONY W. WHITE, " Adjutant General," THESE are to be regarded as the final and positive Marching Orders for the corps of 1500 men last detailed, and the Brigadier Generals of the detachment will accordingly fend forward, without loss of time, their refpeilive quotas of men and officers, by the routes, and under the re gulations prescribed, to tlie general ren dezvous, at Trenton, where they will be united, arid form one corps, and be met by Brigadier General Bloomfield, who is to command them. The neceflary Staff will be nominated by the Brigadier General, who is to make report to, and receive his orders, from the Commander in Chief. By Order of Major General Dayton, MATTHIAS WILLIAMSON, KUd-de-c.amp. [From the Englifti Review.] National Affairs on the JirJl of July, THE order* of th« Convention to their armies, to massacre all BritifK and Hanoverian piifoners, that could pro ceed only from the lowed and moil vulgar, as well as the moll infuriated minds, is nobly contrasted by the ju dicious anM humane manifefto of the Duke of York; which, we are yet willing to hope, will produce its due effect 011 the minds of the French offi cers and soldiers—and it certainly will; if there remains among them the smal lest spark of military bravery. The military councils of the allies are now aided by the military talents of the Marquis Cornwall's, who is generally, however, considered as a commifiioner sent to watch the Prus sians, and fee that they work for the wages they receive from this country. So uumerous are the French, and with such ease, being in their own country, do they make up every loss, that the heavy disaster of their army at Chatle roii has not removed from the allies fe -1 rious apprehensions for the fafety of OJltnd, our key to the continent. It is in con sequence of those apprehenliotis, that the army under Lord Moira has gor.c to Weft Flanders. And here it is impofli ble for us, however reludtant, not to notice and acknowledge, that the pre sent campaign has, on the whole, been rather favourable'to the French. We wer« in hopes that Lord Moira would have found a fit opportunity of carrying succor to the loyalist, in Brii anny.— Such an opportunity.was not-prtl'enteu*, other wife this excellent commander, and unsullied character as a man, would have embraced it. He is now called, infteSd of making any attack on France, :o defend the frontier of the confede- rates.—As the campaign advances, the hopes and fears of eithe» party arc al ternately agitated by the vicissitudes of But, while she French even maintain their ground, they clearly war. gain an advantage. For, wliiie the feeds of disunion grow up among the allies f, the very lapse of time confirms he authority of the French govern- ment. It does not appear that the war, on the part of the confederates, is con duced on any principle, or comprehen- five system, that might, by compre hending or supposing, controul particu lar accidents. This want of philosophy and genius in ouivcabinet we have alrea dy noticed, and, too probably, ftiall have farther reason to deplore. The plan of the present campaign, laid down, as we have been informed, by that ac- compli(hed officer, the Austrian Colo nel Mack, was, to diride the confede- rate force into three parU ; with one to beliege Maubeuge, with another Lisle, and with a third to push on to Paris. The neeeflity of defending Flanders completely subverted this plan of opera tion ; —and now, as it would appear, we llrike about us like madmen, with- out any plan whatever; in the vain hope of reducing the French to their sober feufca through laftitude and the loss of blood'-. Phlebotomy is sometime» a wile prescription—but not to the Doctor, when the Doctor himfelf Jofes more, or as much as the patient—having thus gone the round of nine out of the ten circles into which we have, witli Fletrh ei of Saltotm, divided Europe, we come at lait to what is the centre of all, and the whole world" to us, Great-Britain. The American war, like most Wars of am bit ion, in theprefint enlightened age when philosophy converts the actual occupanvy of every country into a garrison, termina ted in defeat, and added iix millions an- nually to our (landing taxes. 'I he political conftitntion, ftimulatcd beyond its powers, and halteuing to mortification, was reliev ed by the lenient hand of poace. —Nothing hut the most inevitable neeeflity fiionlct have induced us to enter again en a 1 malar course of violent exertion. And thisrea foning was made use of when it happened to be in unison with the fentinients and paflions of adminillration. The British nation, jullly renowned for philanthropy, and an indignation against inj,uftice, manifefted, hy the unequivocal sign of voluntary contribution, a ddire to avert the slavery of Poland. Why did Great-Britain, notvvithftanding the vows and voluntary fubfrriptions of the Englilh nation,. remain a lilent fbe&ator of thjedif memberment6f Poland? Becaufelhecalcu lated the expend: of war, and was faithful to the interests of commerce: because the situation of our financts rendered it impoli tic to interfere in continental disputes. Oh! that this frigid caution which arretted us from succouring a cause so noble, had not been difdainedwhenw* weredrawn intothe troubled ocean in which we are now toiTed! What is to be inferred hy candor and the calmest reasoning from our public condu<Sl 'in the grand affairs of nations? Is it any other than this, that we are more afraid of the progreflive spirit of liberty, than of the advancement of princely ambi tion, and that partitioning policy that must lead, if not checked, to univer sal empire. The brilliant vidlory of Lord Howe over the French fleet, and the redudtion of Coifica are doubtless to be marked in the column of advantage and good hope on th<* fide of Britain. The victory of Lord Howe may also be considered as a check to the Danes, Swedes, Americans, and Genoese, who meditated rn armed neutrality.—But on the other hand, the Fren.ch mer chantmen from America and the Weft Indies have arrived fafe in the French ports, to the number, it is said of 140, tail, laden with what the French iland mod in need of: so that the present rulers of France boast that the starvation plan of Pitt and Dundas is completely defeated.—lt is pretty apparent that the French on their own ground, area match for all that part of Europe t hat can be brought to ad seriously against them. The hope in which many lent their influence to the present measures that the bufmefs in dispute would soon be fettled, begins to languid). Pew affedl to that the contest if not relinquished on our part will be * The force under Lord Moira, origi nally intended for an expedition to Britan ny, like many others of our measures in this, as well 4s the American war, was a day behind the fair. . j- Not to fpecify all the causes of this disunion we may observe, in general, that among the confederates fomeart military, and think it their interest to indulge in feu dal ambition, and that others are commer cial. A ftmiljr diftinaion takes place a mong, the individuals of tbe fame nation. protracted indefinitely and become def, perate. - PHILADELPHIA, Sept. n. The quota of this state and that of Nevr- Jersey are to rendezvous at Caf-lifle, pissing in their route, through Lancaster and Reading, The Governor will, in a few days pitch his lent on the other fide of Schuylkill and open a Kit for'the'enroll-; ment of volunteers. The legifiature it is hoped will allow them a bounty, in some degree proportionate'tO the price of labor, TheHoufe of Representatives have made progress in the bill for completing tlii# State's quota bf the requisition of Militia—- the blanks in the fsrdtion which' provides for giving an addition to tlit monthly pay, are filled with B'dollars for a ierjeant, 7 for a cotyoral, and 6 i-i for privates and mulidans. • M O N Y, AS she arrived from sea. . For terms* apply to • Philips, Crammond Sc lybo ha-ve. alj'o for Sale, A few Hogsheads of Muscovado In gar and Lif~ bon WINE, In quarter ca/ks, five ycars old, <s Sept. II , ' <3 Ifapp'.i dform FoitrDeypt ■iSMK, H A T RRTOT, C APT JIN SAT WARD, ' Lying at Anthony fc? Sons Wharf. If not Sold then, she will take Freight for Boilon. For ternis apply to Deblois & Bfeck, between Walnut Che/nut -flreet Wharve* About 14 Tons PETERSBURG HEMP Will be landed from on WrJ t»id veiTei To-iaorro\v» and a Quantity of BOSTON BEEF, in Whole and Half Barrels. For t.trnt apply as above. Sept. 11, 1794' Division Orders, September 10, 1794* Such lieutenant colonels, Commandants, or Commanding Officer* of Corps belonging to the firflDivifion of the Militia of Pennfylvaniaas have not yet formed the fame into clatles, are order ed immediately to do it ; and fliould any of the officers, non'commiffinned or private* belonging to the refpe&ive bat talions or corps (whole turn it is to marc *) be so loit to the duty they owe their govern ment as to rtfufe going on the prelent ser vice, it is exp'Ctcd fucli officers will im mediately refijjn their commissions, the Hon commiffioued officers be disgraced, and every exertion made by the commanding officers of the corps and company to sup ply the defaulters place with volunteers. The drums and fifes belonging to the several battalions will parade with their Drumand Fife-Majors daily, and practice through the city, or in such parts ot the country as may be fixed on by the com manding officer ; their pay will be made good by the State, until Wednelday the j-th instant, on which day the refpe&ive commands will march from this city and parade at the Governor's Marquee. WALTER STEWART, Major-General of the ift Divifiotl of the Militia of PennfylVania. d 4t To be fold by Audition, On Tuesday the lit b day of November next at noon at the honji of Archer O jJ'ord in Newark, New JerJey, if not previous' ly disposed of by private contrail, THE FOLLOWING Tra&s of Land* Belonging to the American Iron Company, fouate at Rirtgwood, Long Pond, and Charlottcnburg, in the Counties of Bergen . aud Morns in said state of New Jer» fey, \iz t ■ 12 tra&s of land, contain ing about 6533 acres, fifuate at Ringwood, onpait ot which the Ringwood Matilion- House and Store are erected. Ladd, containing about 6158 acres, situate on Long Pond River. 1 trails of Land, containing about 6165 Acres, fiiuate at Charlotteuburg. TThrfe Estates are well worthy of the at tention of any or Company in clined to engage e*'«ifively in Iron Works j There are (everal Buildings and fame consi derable Improvements on Lands; about 2jO Acres of excellent Meadow, are already cleared, and much more might be added at a trifling Expence. On the Premifcs t here are several very convenient Seats tor Furnaces, Forges, Mills, See. There are also tome very valuable Iron Mines, Moil of the unimprov ed Parts of ihefe Lands are covered with fine wealthy Timber. These Estates will be (hewn by Captain Joleph Board, of Ringwood, and the Term* of Sale made known by applying to him, or to Edward Edwards, In Philadelphia, at the dojner ol Sixih ani ; Sept. It. * Co, At >
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