AN ODE.
On the "Loyal Contagion!'' which
seized the minds of the people of
England, :n celebrating the vidtory
of Lord Howe over the French fleet,
June 6th, 7th, and Bth.
Addrefs'd to the mob that so « Lo-.
ally !" Jemolifhed the houses of all
those who, fromcuftom * or opinion,
had not illuminated their windows.
By a Fiiend to civil and religious
liberty.
Picas d to the lajl, ' poor Swine !' they
grunt for food,
And lick the hand that's rats'd to Jhed
theirb'ood! J pope.
POFF your hats and shew your man
ners,
Porters, heavers, tars and tanners:
Marrow-bones, and tleavers ring,
Freedom ! George ! and Riot ! Sing.
Sons of Thames and boys of Shannon,
Snap yotircrackers, pounce your cannon,
Stun our ears in George's cause,
Keep the road and break the laws !
Soon as diifky night comes in,
Then set up your horrid din ;
Every hintfe that dares refufe
To illuminate -— abuse !
Break their windows, patriots do,
What are window-lights to you.
You who fcai'ee have ever known
Any thing but steel or stone,
Mifchiet's all your liberty,
Hearts of oak be bold be free.
You by Freedoms gales are waft on,
Visit Stanhope, Eaton, Jordan!
Slam and flu ft) and storm their gates,
Break their democrat ic pates.
Girls exalt your voices now,
Buftie, romp, and scream for Howe.
No mote fliall Howe's vi&crftous name,
Be made the feoff of lying Fame ?
Fame !—hang the lying noily (trumpet }
Singe her tail and break her trumpet}
Bid herkifs your " betfef end !"
And scorn the world since " Pitt's your
friend !"
He's your cuftiion-thumpipg boy,
He's the herald of your joy !
Laugh ye rogues and sup your nappy,
For Burke & Him will make you happy,
Toss your greify caps on high, ~l
freedom's hopes can never die, t
While your ragged cax-enj fly. J
Come, let's rather itarve than fever,
George and Pitt are one for ever ;
Nay, to swear can't be a crime,
Since we swear for what's " divine I"
So drink and crack and spout away,
HalloT Howe is great /o-day :
Diy that never came before,
Day that can return no more.
Come then, heroes, now ot never,-
George, and Pitt, and Howe for ever !
* As it was with the Shiakerst
dddrefs fpoten by Mr. Wign ell at
the opening of the New Tbtatre, BaU
tint ere.
Written by Mrs. Rowsow.
WHILST busy mortals various
schemes pursue,
All have some fav'lite object still in
view;
Thro' different roads each seeks the
phantom fame f £
The means di verified—the end the
fame.
Tliro' ranks of lioftile foes the Soldier
flies,
Heroic ardour slashing from his eyes,
Braves eveiy danger; nay, exultinj
bleeds,
That future (lory may record his deeds
The Mifer't niggard foul, confin'd
to felf,
Who wades thro' infamy and dirt for
pelf:
Deat to the orphan's cry, the widow's
plaint,
(In hopes hereafter to be thought a
faint)
By pompous will bequeaths the ill got
ft ore
To build a church—or alms house for
the poor!
The rigid Moralist, with pen sublime,
Preaching in solemn prose— or turirid
rhyme,
Expedts, while teaching others how to
die,
His name shall soar to immortality.
Since to this fav'rite end all urge
their pow'rs,
Why lhould we blush to own—this aim
is ours ?
And while each night we try, with
mimic *rt,
To banilh care, wake joy, amend he
heart,
Inftruftion with amusement, sweetly
blend,
And make gay Pleasure, modest Virtue's
■ friend,
Hope, chearing Hope, foretells in such
a cause,
You, who inspire th' attempt—will
fmik applaufc.
Where freedom dwells, the Muses
will repair,
They love thj mansions of the Brave
and fair;
For here—th' unfetter'd, elevated mind,
Can rove—thro' fancy's regions uncon-
Can paint each thought—each wish,
devoid of fear,
No lawless prisons, racks or chains are
here.
Thrice happy land ! whose sons un
daunted stood
Again ft opprefiion pUrchased with
their blood
Their Country's Freedom ! in Colum
bia's cause,
To guard her liberties—support her
laws,
Again, with eager haste, they grasp the
sword,
Hearts, voices, hands unite with one
accord.
See her brave youth advance !—un-
taught to fear,
To guard that pile—their fathers—
died to rear ;
Aw'd by their frown—fell Discord
wings her flight
To the dark regions of eternal night ;
Domestic jars and discontent (hall cease.
And all to come—be unity and peace.
This blifsful profpccl—our success
insures!
(Tlio' to condemn or to reward—be
yours,)
Wliilft from our * motto's plan, we
never swerve,
You'll not withold the meed—we labour
to defcrve. »
* Pltafure the means—The end Virtve.
From the at
Hanover, (N. HJ
A Parisian Gazette, of recent date, con
tains a pompous description of the " Feast
to the Deity." Meili-s. Colon #c Spondee
think this entertainment another striking
proof of the bnuarrt character of the
French—The works of their own Kncr
clopcdifts might have prevented the jaco
bin club from going to market to collect
viands for a feaft to God. The lliades of
Voltaire, d'Alembkt, and Helveti
us, hovering over the Hall, might have
thus addrefTed the Feaftmakers.
Your Festival is both, inconsistent and
ariftocratical; inconsistent, as it militates
w ih your vaunted belief in those atheisti
cal creeds, which, with more than Roman
chathohc devotion, you repeat from our
works ; and ariftocratical, as "it virtually
acknowledges a Monarch of the Universe,
ail idea abhorrent from every principle of
hqaliiy. Js'o, deluded I.egillators, after
pronouncing the Son an Arijlocrat, Con
sistency required you to consider, as a def
the You should have repair
ed to the Champ de Mars, and haranguing
the Heavenly Host, implore the four and
twenty elders to form themfclves into a
club, and abolish the odious diftinftiruis of
Rank in Heaven. Inlleaci of spreading a
" f east" to the Supreme, 1 a " Decree"
should pass, annulling his power and re
iloring, to each fallen Angel, his abrogat
ed privii; ges. Satan himfelf would then no
longer sneak about, like a Dog with his
chain, but, under the auspices of divine
democracy, would rife'
The Uobeipierre of equal Ikies."
Foreign Intelligence
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
15 Meffidor, July 3.
Barrere, in the name of the Commit
tee of Public Safety—Citizens, victory
continues to be faithful to liberty.
Weft Flanders, Belgarde, are still the
theatres of our triumphs, and the de
partment of Jemappe is restored to the
He then proceeded to read
the following letters :
Mens, Mejfidor, 13, July 1.
" Citizens Colleagues,
" Half an hour fmce we entered
Mons. A division of Gen. Ferrand,
commanded by him, and by Gen. Fa
verau, took possession of the place.
This important acquiiition has not even
cost us a man. We were received by
an immense multitude with the most
lively acclamations. Every where re
sounded the cries Vive la Nation ! Vive
la Republic ! The (laves fly, and we
may presume that some part of them
will fall ir.to the hand, of the columns
who have advanced towards Mont Pani-
Tel. To-morrow, I will enter into fur
ther details.
(Signed) '«LEURENT."
"P. S. I arrived just at the mo
ment my colleague had finifhed hisletter,
with the divifiojis under the command
of the brave Ge'iei al El bert. The e
nemy arc completely driven from the
environs of Mons. While we compel
led them to abandon that foimidable
position, the adianced guard of the ar
my ot the Mof;lle, commanded by the
tntiepid Lefebure, attacked the camp
of Reus, and experienced an equal de
gree of fucccljfc"
(Signed) "GILLEI."
" At preicnt Landrecy is inverted bf
the division of General Jacob. I sub
join the letter which he has written me
upon the occasion."
Fiom the Head Quarters before Lan-
drety.
13 Mefiidor, July i.
"At present 1 have completely in
verted Laridrecy: I occupy S part of
the forreft of Morraale ; it mult quick
ly fall into nnv hands, if superior forces j
from the quarter of Quefnoy or Valen- j
cieniies do not compel me to raise the
blockade.
" I have, however, so taken my
measures as at leali to prevent the dan
ger of any surprize.
(Signed) " JACOB."
16th Mefiidor, July 5.
Barrere announced the evacuation of
Oftend and Tournay, by the allied
troops, and concluded with propoling a
decree, which was adopted to the fol
lowing efTcft :
" The National Convention decrees,
that all the troops of the coalefi-ed ty
rants shut up in the places of the French
territories invaded by the enemy on the
Northern frontier, and who do not sur
render at difcrction, within twenty four
hours after they are summoned by the
Generals of the army of the Republic,
(hall not be admitted to capitulation,
but shall be put to the sword."
POLISH AFFAIRS.
From the Berlin Gazette.
Warsaw, June 24.
The Ruffian generaal Derfeldt pro
fited by the advantage gained over us
at Chelme on theßt.i; he marched im
mediately for Pulawi, and pursuing the
right bank of the Vistula he has ap
proached this pkn • without much in
terruption. General Mukionofki has
j iti vain attempted to oppoie him, and
| equally vain have been the efforts of
; Kofciulko, who is ported eight leagues
j from hence, between Varieck and Gnra.
| To these cruel alarms are added our
| iears ot a famine; we have only eight
days provihons left. It is true that the
( lnpreme council has seized all the ma
gazines which the emperor had sent by
the Viltula to his array; but, ala 3 I
how infufficient are those for the con
sumption of the vail number of persons
contained in this great town. Discou
ragements meet us every where. Our
great men have betaken themfelv. s to
flight, the Burgefles tremble for their
property, and the majority begin to
muimur.
Juiltf 21.
On Sunday lalt, about 700 wounded
Ruffians and Poles arrived here from
the army of Ztiionzeck and other corps.
They were conduced with great pomp
to the hospital established at the palace
of Branicki. At the fame time several
Franfifca-.i friars left their cloyfters, and
marched to join the army in defence of
the liberties of their country.
PRUSSIAN-HEAD QUARTERS
Konjlie, in Poland, June 28.
Yeflerday we fucqeeded in pa fling
the defiles and woods of Kielce. The
advanced posts of the enemy after a
(hort engagement with our vanguard,
under the orders of General Ferfon be
took themselves to flight leaving behind
them eight killed End twelve priloners.
Geneial Denifow having found an op
portunity of attacking the enemy's van
guard, took the commanding officer
with 273 men prisoners killeifas many
more, and took four finall pieces of
cannon.
Fliis day we are continuing'
march to Opozeno and thence to Gnow
lodx in order if possible, to cut off all
communication between the enemy and
Warsaw, and bu'ng them into a very
critical situation. A conliderable corps
of Ruffian troops is approaching on the
other fide of the Vistula, from Lublin
and Lithunia.
LONDON.
! At the illumination on the other
night, the very idea of the horrors at
tending the cry of " Put out youi
lights," made a poor loyal German, in
Bedford bury, watch his little farthing
rulh-lightson Wednesday till a late hour
—At length he ventured really to put
out his lights ; prudently palling up at
his door the following notice in capitals
—" Two o'clock—gone to bed. If I
am to light again, pray be so obliging
as to ring the bell!" j
The new money coined in Poland
will bear on one fide the arms of the
Republic, on the other this inscription,
" Liberty, Integrity, and Independence
of the Republic !"
The books of the United Society of
Iri/hnun are put into the hands of feve-
- ral literary gentlemen, who are transla
ting the resolutions into Engit/h.
The King of PrutTia; it is to be ob
f fferved, does not march very fart to
- earn the money which he is to have for
s aflllting us It should be remembered,
that the French frontiers is 700 miles
from his home—that his chief generals
have pronounced it the grave of his ar
mies—and accordingly march there as
if they were going to a funeral!
f Amongst the other fubiidies induced
by tne war, that of tiie King ot Pruf
j fia, tho' the moll extraordinary, is not
the molt ridiculous —we pay to the
. King of Sardinia 75,000!. for running
away from his capital !
Should the French pu(h on their
conquests to Rome, it will be a very
fufficient proof of the Pope's fallibili
ty, notwithstanding the volumes that
have been written to the contrary.
His Holiness is at present surround
ed by the triple cross Cardinal's caps,
and British Guards. It is not difficult
to conjecture in which he places the
mod confidence
The Sublime aud Beautiful. Mr.
Burke, on Saturday, freaking of the
appointment of Mr. Hastings, to era
dicate the prevailing corruption in In
dia, said, that such a talk was improvi
dently consigned to a man so corrupt.
He was no more suited to this duty
than a man wlio had slept a month in
a pig'sflye would be fit for a perfumer's
fi°P-
Twenty-two eight pouuders, form
part of this year's present from the
Court of Denmark to the Dey of Al
giers.
rfday ...,g arri._ ifre from,
Jerfe'y, under the command of
Richard Howell, Esq. Governor of that
State, about 370 dragoons, complete
ly mounted aad equipped—all volun
teers. It raining on their arrival, the
citizens of Harriiburgh, with their usu
al degree of affection to the foils of li-
PITSBURGH, September 17. berty and patriotism, voluntarily open-
At a meeting of a considerable number oor s for their reception, du
if the inhabitants of Washington and o- r,n g the night.
her countie? on the weft of the moutains, The next morning they crofled the
lie preft lit state of this country with re- Sufquehannah, on their way to Car
pedl to the late eonvulfion was taken into after expressing their fatisfafi.cn
r iew 1 and from comparing information, ) r • j • . r u
t -ppgared to them that the country was f° r the "" accomm " d ahon in the follow
n fait progreffi .n, if not wholly arrived, j manner :
t a state of general fubmiffiftn to the laws; J THE Commander of the Jersey Mi
-0 as to; render it unnecffliry for any U- , lltia Detachment, feels himfelf bound
cVir W fH ge t P K° liten " iS ° f th£
uthonty in iuppreffing infurrrtfion, and ; Llt ' zen3 , Harrifburgh, to his corps,
treferving peace ; and that measures ought ja. re q uel ts that their gratitude and
obe taken as fpe:dilv as may be, to com-i' l ' sow, joirted with the highest re
nunicate information of this favorable ' fpeft, may be fignitied in any proper
late oi affairs to the government. manner.
Resolved therefore, That a meeting of RICHARI") HOWFT T
lie delegates of townfhi P sof the,l4th of «UW LLL,
Comd't. Jersey Detachment,
ronvene at the fame place, viz.Tarkin-.- Harriiburgh, Sept. 25, 1794.
foil's ferry, on Thursday next, the' 2d of
Oilober, to take the above into confidera- CHARLESTON, Sept. r.
ttor. ; and as it is at great moment the de- nTr r> Inl■ r, •' •
legates areearneftly requested to be pu<Su- ' . nutlday la it, Ins Britannic Ma
alin their attendance and at an early hour jf ll y' s f'igate the Beaulieu, Capt. Riou,
that day. , fell it, with an American schooner from
And it is recommended that all justices { St. Vincent's, bound to New-Lodon
a "J I "? £mb 5 rs of the com-'laden with coffee, rum, fusar, wh>'
ißittee obtain and brmjf forward all ficna- » it i t , ■£
tures of the declaration of fubmiffionrtiat i . !? A 7 , I Frenc!l P"*
maybe taken, in order to lay them be- va . r An " u " r y ; who had put on board
fore the committee, and forward to govern- a P n^e matter and four men, all Ame
ment, with iuch addrei's <5r commissioners r, cans. iMe veflel was taken poffefiioti
on the part oi the country as may be 'of and sent to Halifax. Thcv like.
•*+>•*»**■ ' Imm lay—the Lp".
J ted by a sloop of war from Halifax,
now off the coast.
By the way of Augustine, We learn
fiat eleven ships of the line and several
frigates had arrived at the Havannah
rom Old Spam.
UNITED STATES.
BALTIMORE, September 29,
cr «J t ' le 2 ■J l ' 1 ' arrived the ftiip
iihza, Pease, from St. Euftatia, 24 days ;
Imp Willink, Stewart, from Berbice, 30
°*y*S iciiooner Rebecca, Kead, Cape N.
Mule j Capt. Read reports that he left at
rcrt Dauphin, the Sincerity, c»pt. White
and the schooner Experiment. ,of
■Baltimore; was at the Borgne—a
French privateer came off Cape Nichola
Mole, 011 the 4th September, took a brig
and a schooner in fight of the Cape.
Saturday arrived <hi p Charlotte, of Bos
ton, captain Richard Cerving, from Hull;
August j 3 , a, Ur. 4j , i y , lon. 34 , 40 ,
law 17 lail 01 indi;.men under convoy of
two 64 gun (hips, one 50 and one 44 ; the
Lion, Sampfdn, Afiiltance, and Argo, in
lat. 36, spoke leveral English vefTels and
fupphed thera with provilions, also the Re
folunon, of Hull, 14 four pounders, and
a brig from Jamaica bound to Philadelphia.
r^rn'-, at H,J "' tlle ft 'P Clothier, Smith,
r » T h:lad^ l P hia ; Fair American, Alhn,
; and brig Ann, Potts, of
rhijadelphia, almost loaded. The De
light, captain Bridge, of Boston, went to
Liverpool for freight.
our
Extract of a letter from Union Town,
dated September 4.
" „ Thls coun,r y seems to wear a gloomy
alpect; at the present jundture iutefline
broils threaten the land. Between 7 00
and 1000 men were eolle&ine in town the
other day. But I believe they were like
the Ephefians, the majority knew not the
cauieof their coming together. However,
we have got a liberty pole, and I suppose
we may all Co as we please."
With heartfelt sorrow, we have to
announce to our numerous friends the
death of Capt. JAMES ALLEN
of this place, who died on Friday
morning la ft, at his own house, after
his return from the late expedition to
rredericktown, (with his patriotic com
panyof Rifle volunteers) again!* the
deluded usurpers of ihe laws of his
country ; his illneis buing of » /hoit
a- duration, Which he bore with a cKrif
<ian and manly foititude ; he was in
-- vincible in his hdelity,and in his love of
o truth and juitice the community jn him
>r has loft the good citizen, the fincerc
1, friend, and the enlightened patriot, his
:s amiable widow the tender htifband, and
Is lovely offspring the affcdfonate and
•- indulgeut parent, and much regretted
is by his intrepid and gallant company,
and numerous acquaintances, whjpwcre
A no Grangers to his benevolence and hu
% manity. J
t
e HARRISBURGH, Sept. 29.
' On Friday afternoon, three compa
r nies of horse, containing ia all 130, ar
f " v ed from the whole uiu
der the command of Captain John Dun
t lap. The company of Ifgfft dragoons,
commanded by Captain John Irwin of
this town ; the corps of light infantry,
commanded by Capt. Geo. Fisher, with
' the molt diftinguiftied officers of the
j county, were paraded, (all fn complete
uniform) in order to recei\e them -
After the usual ceremonies the dra
| goons dismounted to refrefh themfelvcs,
and ytfterday morning they proceeded
on to Carlisle. v
Tuesday laft'pafled"through this on
their way}t6 Wayne's army,
about 80 regular troops, commanded
byy'Capt. Lyman. They were from
the ttatc of I lafTachufetts and in good
spirits.
Thursday evening arrived here from.
FREDERICK-TOWN Sep
tember 23.
THE Commander in Chief feels it
incumbent on him on this Occafinn, to
present on the part of the state whose
Character, Peace, and Security were so
lately endangered and for himfelf, his
warmest Acknowledgement to all the
Officers and Soldiers, who have given
their Services under his Requisition ;
and who by so doing have net only ef
fected the Reiteration of order and Safe
ty m their own state, but have given a
material Check to the Views of the In
liirgents in Pennsylvania who will des
pair hereafter of aiding their wretched
designs by the Seduction of their Neigh
bours. Tims conceiving that important
Service has been rendered by the Mili
tia serving uuder his Orders, the Com
mander in Chief with Congratulations
and thanks discharges themfrum the pre
lent Service.
THOMAS S. LEE
BOS I'ON, Sept. 24,
SHIP NEWS.
M Sep n^- J A^ Ved ' o f
New-Bedturd, David Swain, mailer
trom London, 58 days from the Downs,
in whom came paflen£ers.
Meflirs. Samuel Emlcn, John Wi-.
ham, W, 111 am Rotch his wife and t«»
datghters M.s. Martha Routh, Elijah
Warmg, Joseph Merrifield, John Sor
ren, Henry Kendall, J o h n Gilbert, and
luntlry others.
Sept. 22. About 12 o'clock in the
5^ e '"S> nie t with a forrowful accident,
oy the Captain's brother, Calvin Swain,
Krif.
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