For the Gazette of the United States. f r. F' ;,:'o, n? iXlie of" th< com . A it the enfii.ng election between Billy the Fidler an the lit'L o ait,-, forinj a fubjeft for much Speculation jit the jjrcimt luument. The relative nerh.. ■ and qualifications of tb- ft uirgui:. xandSlsctes, 3>e dilil* dif .y t!iew rcfpc<si,ve partifaiis and frotttribute greatly to tl»c public amuse ment. ~ * T yV J "he friends of Billy are willkl" to ad rc thiT lit is a hairs breadth Ikortqp than hit rival, that lie was ncrt inlf rurflental in cal ling :< • T, Bhtik of Prnn/r-foama — tbt ln/ti) tuue Companies of North Ameri ca and »' PcvnfyKiatlta, the HofjtitaJ on S'tite IJland -with ihej.mds allotted to it &c. Lie. as is more particularly Hated bv the orator lumfelf in the Gazette of the U nited Stales of the 19th September 1 a ft; but iben they ftrtnliouiiy contend* that Billy in proportion to his mearf-, contri buted as much to'.virus allgrants of tnoney «s the liid littllc orator —aiid what is ot ( much, import an'cf, has had no htmrf the pr*|cxt 04 /' (pi/ rejijlitnce a\d coiyjitu tloral ppqfxiiH'ri promoting the infurrec t:on in-the wWfcA n conntits and thereby < ittfiaj: aruxu enccof onehundred&tweuty . liirmfaud dollars to the State of i'eniifyl vauia and perhaps 6ne Million to the the b..ii>n—On the contrary, Billy's friends art ready to prove, thit he has at all tirirs demeiflicd himfelf to the laws atid (udcavored with the aid of his Fiddle and a clear conlcience, to promote good hu mour among his fellow-citizens. rhe advocates tor (he little orator con tent thlinfelvc* with observing—that lo quacity and verfat'lity of difpo'fition—the acquifrtion of a great deal of property — the rendering of iht' laws odibus to in - duce revciutior., and tfie abl'cnce of all inr tue but- J hat of money, conititutes the qualiftf tiop- necefiary for theperfon who is to r.-prefer, t their feelings---whcth'er they have been fortunate in their choice is for the public to determine. AltfioOjfi vyehav'e ifct beeniayored with she nanic of the chairman of the meeting at which Billy was urfanimouffy nominat ed, yet, as he was never known to draw a long ootf, justice requires, (the cases being flriilly similar) that we (houkt yield as fr'Aich credit to his statement of the bufi flefs, as ha> been t6 the declarations cf .lis Antagonift/^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ — For the Gazette of the United State/. Mr. Fenno* YOUR Correfpbfidents ai! liftral are itot mfcrely fa'tisfied to commend the present member of Congress Mr. F. but proceed to abuse and tradube the rival candidate Mr. S. in your paper of j Saturday—That geirtleman is charged ! as not being uniform; not pOiTeHing a fund judgment ; as hiring fond indeed of getting money, but no way liberal ?■!! the life of it; as being opposed hf*r»- ftlf to the Constitution of the United Sratis ; and a tool of th&fe who ari so— To all' who know him these charges are brardlefs arrows. It happens indeed O'ifortunately for T. T. that in general the judgment of his favorite Mr. F. ou matters of Finance and Banks has been wrong, which experience has proved. He indei'l has been uniform, but uni formly in error on these points. With refpeft to the libeiality of Mr. S. ( believe tirtfre are few public institutions in the City that cannot bear witness to it and in the fate dreadful calamity of the yellow fever it was to this fame libe rality, that the defencelefs orphans owed a consoling roof.—Where has Mr. F. exceeded him in this way ? With refpeft to the Constitution of the United States Mr. S. admires it to the full as much as Mr. F., and never in his life opposed it ; and as to his being a tool to party, his Independence is too well known, and his iupport from all parties too noto rious, to fay much on that head. Final ly, if the public be determined to sup port Mv. F. they may easily do so" with out pouring any ridiculous and fooIi(h abuse on Mr. S. The merits of Mr. F. cannot (land in need of this auxilia ry, and I believe such kind of conduit is never in the long run injurious, but to the calumniating authors—lf Mr. S. hath been induced by the kindness of, his friends and of the public to serve them in any official situation, it is cer tainly no proof of an overweening fond nefs for money, which is more furelv to be acquired by his own private avocati on, in an extensive scene of commercial life—lt is tather a proof of difinterelt ednefs, and of his zeal to be ufeful to his fellow-citizens, which ought rather to draw their elleem, whether fuccefsftd or not than to excite the illnatured ftric tur«s we have seen. Z. PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER i 3 A letter from Baltimore by Saturday's pcil informs thai the late sickness there has so much abate' 1 , that the Theatre was to be opened on the iith inflant (this even ing") A CARD. As the children of ljratl are to be af ferabied together Tu-iUoirow P. M. in or -ltr t J support the interest of a man who offers hmijelf as a candidate, a.uiio it has ceen proved by long experience that they have been unruly and turbulent when their 11 wAe einpiyj notice is here'nt gives that at a Certain hotel a collation tru ly republican, from its strength and solidi ty, will be prepared for llici. entertain ment —Whiftey hot from the fti'.l sand mexcijiet) with rounds of good beef will be dealt <wit plentifully, K. B. No provition to be brought a wsy in the pocfeet, as the broken meats are promised to the keepers of the Hotel and TaveriT, where, for the benefit of the candidate, larfc Town meetings of 15 to 16 people have been a (Tern bled. Camp at Norr'iJlo<wn, Ofl. to. IN conffequerice of orders from the Pre fidefif of the United States, communicat ed to m'e, this day, by Governor Howell, the Jersey deiachrncnt, Ido fcei'iby coiiutrrpnaad the march of all fnch VOLTO PEEKS, as have prcffered to ferVc under my command, against the Weflern Infu fgents, who (hall noi be able tocrofs the Delaware before the 12th inft. Thole vvlia ilia!t iiavr crolFed before that time, wjfl mjtrich with all.poTible expedi tion to Carlisle, and there join their corps. FKtD, FRELINGHUYSEN, Commanding Jcrfiy Volunters. Troop*Qrtifpf, Gtimp, nehr Car lifte, jtb Odober, +• It is witfi great pleasure that the Commanding Officer of the Philadel phia troop of Volunteer Greens," takes this opportunity to acknowledge the obligation he feels himfclf under to the Gentleman of the Ccfrps, for their or derly and soldier-like conduit, during the whole ctf the march, and in the pre sent encampment. Their chearful fub taiffion to military duty and unavoidable mode of living tojvhich they were nrtt accustomed, while it evinces an attach ment to order aud good government, it also proves, in the molt fatisfaftory manner, the superior advantages which are to be expected from a Republic— whole i'oldiers, aie aduated solely by principle. eivis. From she harrfiony which has been observed to reign in the troop, and the 'just sense of duty entertarucd by indi viduals, • the is every reason to believe, that fucn of the Volunteer Greens, as have marched on the Wejlern Expedition, will do holior to the aflociation, and |iiit ice to the eaufe in fnpport of U-liich their fei vices have been called forth bv a floVeniMent, which it is hoped, wifl be preferred to poilerity. Return (*<f the Philadelphia Troop of Volunteer Greens, commanded by 'Matthew M'Connell, now doing du ty in the Army of the United States at the Encampment near Carlisle. Oflcber 8, 1794- Matthew M'Connell, Captain John MorrelK Fh'ft. Lieutenant John D. Blanchard, Lieut. & Adjut. John Surgeon John lnflaep, Quarter-Master George Weed, Affiilant do. John Sitgreaves, Henry Miercken, Robert Crosier, Joshua B'. Bond, Wil liam Mafley, Charles Han is, David M'Cormick, Jonathan Smith,- Jun. William Moore Smith, William M'Fa den, Matthias Sadler, James Joseph R. Tatem, Jarties Bacon Richard Potter, Edward Price, John Morgan Price, John Fairbairn, Robert Camp bell, George Laumsn, William Brown, Peter WikofF, jun. John Davis, Henry Toland, James Grubby William Me redith, Franklin Wharton, John Crof by, William Mott, Henry L. Waddell, Alexander Cochran, Samuel N. Potts, Richard W. Meade, William Hunter, Caleb Foulke, Adam Hoops, Daniel Levy, Charles Francis, William Ser geant, aft lug as Brigadier Major, and Aid-de-Camp to General Proctor. Jacob Gideon, Trumpeter. Enrolled men equipped by the Troop. George Rawlins, William B. Smith, Martin Lambirt, Joseph Blythe, Chs. Tall man. N. B. There are ten additional mem bers in Philadelphia f (ome of whom are sick, and some on leave of absence, now expired) who are expelled to join the Troop without delay. Accounts from Head Quarters of Thursday evening fay, that the army was to march from Carlisle on Friday morning. The troops of horse from this City, and Major Macpherfon's bat talion, with two field pieces formed the advance guaid. By the the sloop Abby, Capt. Eames in 49 days from Cadiz, we have the important intelligence of the taking St. Scbaltians and Fontaravia (in the Bsj of Troopers: Signed by Order. Biscay) by the French forces—Pampe hnta had, it was" reported, fallen into '■ their hands. The strong fortrefs of. St. Sebastian fuvrendered without the lead defence. Catftain Eames Sdds, that a fleet arrived in a very lickly condition from Ferro!, where thev loft a 74 ujjon iipoti the rockS, and landed I ?o0 ljck< The following American veuels were in the port of Cadiz, performing quar antine- for nine days, when Captain Eames failed—to wit. ShipLydia, G. Grcnough, New-York *3rig Fair Hebe, M'Ever, Philadelpllia Mary, Beeks, Rover, j. Smith, Yefterdav arrived the (hip Adriana, Capt. KJeren Fittpatriek, fro j. Am flerdam. Capt. Fitzpatrick, -Ir't the Texel the 2ffth of August, and the land on the Bth of September, and ar. rived in the Delaware on the 9th in It (3i_days.) The drip Peggv, Capt. Elliot, for his port, and Republican, Simfon, for Baltimore, came out in company—the Amiable Creole, M'Kevcr, and barque Prudence. Miller, failed for this port ten days before. The (hip Checfeman, Ogilvie, for New-York failed the 24th of Atigitil from the Tejirel. On the ift September, between Fair lfland and the Orkneys, spoke the brig Rebecca, 10 days from Hamburg for New-York. On the ' at - 55' 54« lon. zo, 30, spoke th'e Cheefeman for New-York. Oil the 21 It spoke the brig Mars, out 10 weeks from St. Pe tersburg for Philadelphia ; lat. 40, 26, long 43, 30* the Captain, informed Captain F. that he spoke the Prudence, Miller, 4 days before. On the 22d, spoke the brig Slercti ry, Tlmmpfon, out 29 days from Ham burg bdund to Philadelphia, long. 44, 30. Oh the 26th, spoke the {hip Hope trom London for New-York. October 2d spoke the {hip Draper, from Dublin', last from Waterford, out 23 days, for New-York, lat. 40. 12, long. 54. Oll,the 6th, spoke a brig from New-York for Hamburg, : out 5 days. Saine das the brig Neptune, of New-York, from London for Norfolk, out 1 o weeks. i Captain Fitzpatrick left several A ■ merican vefiels at Amftii'dam : among thein was the (hip John, Whit well, and snow Harriet, Holland, loading for Phi ladelphia. ! In the Adriana carrie paflengers, Mr. PI. J. Stier D'Artralaer and Lady. Mr. J. M. Vanborn, Lady and Child. Mr. C. J. Stier and Lady. Mils Stier, and two servants. 'The (hip loft on Egg-Harbor bar is /aid to be a Genoese, and that the Cap tain and one of his men were drowiied. Four brigs, a fehooner and Hoop, ar rived at the fort last evening—one of the brigs is from London, another from Halifax. Yesterday arrived the ship William Penn, joliali, London—Clothier, Hull, and Caroline, London. Tfie William Penn failed from Lon don the iith Anguft, and the Caroline the i ft. PaflengerS in the Atlantic from Li. verpool in 49 days. Mr. Cooper arid family from Man chester, Doctor Jardine and family from Bristol, Mr. Porter from Plymouth, Mr. and Miss Keyworth, Mr. Guille nerd,' Mr. Parr, Mr. Greves,fr6m Bir mingham, Mr. Peat, Mr. Fairclough, Mi. Smith, Cabin passengers 16— Steerage do. 21. The Sanfom, Smith, from New- York, and Pigou, Loxley, from Philar delphia, arrived at Dover, the 4th of August. Arrived at New-Tori. .Ship Hope, Haley, London Factor, Bowen, do. Sch'r. Julia, Stremes, Halifax Sloop Peggy, Jackson, Philadelphia Yesterday arrived at Sandy Hook, Rear-Admiral Murray, with the fol lowing (hips under his command : Ships. Guns. Commanders* Resolution, 74 Admiral Murray- Argonaut, 74 Capt. Pender Africa, 64 Capt. Potter Cleopatra, 44 Capt. Barrisford Thifbe, 32 Capt. Hardy The Admiral came to this city, in the Cleopatra frigate. Capt. Haley spoke on the 14th of September, fliip Prudence, Miller, from Amsterdam, bound to Philadelphia, 36. Sept. 26, spoke Ihip Adriana, from Liverpool, bound to Philadelphia, long. 49, 11. October 7, spoke the Caroline, from New-London, all well, long. 67, 4. By this Dny's Mail. NEW-YORK. OBober il. By the Ship Hope, Captain Haley, in 47 days from London, *wc have received London Paperi to the 2id of Augufi from which toe have copied tke follow ing information. ROTTERDAM, August 15. The French are about to raise the siege of Sluys, where they have hither to made but.a very infignificant progrifs almost all their batteries having been I difmonnt'ed by the fire of the bt-fieged, and their troops eonftantly harrafled by ! fucceffful sallies of the garrison. Ano ther reason for abandoning the siege is on account of the inundation, which surrounds the greatest part of the town ,->nd of the gnat number of their sick who aic daily conveyed to Bruges oh jo or more waggons. The cannonade | has began much t6 flackcis, and only a few cannon (hot arc now tired in the courfeof a day, Baltimore On the 28A, at flight, were guillotined here, the following peri'ons : Maximilian Robespierre, 35 years old, a native of Arras; George Couthon, 38 years old, born at Orfav; A. St. Just, 26 years of age, a native of Litere; A. Hobefpierre, a younger brother of the above Maximili an ; F. Henriot, Commander in chief of the armed force at Paris ; Lavalette, ex noble, born at Paris, Commander of a bat talion of National Guards, late a Briga dier General in the Northern Arm) v ; R. Dumas, 37 years old, born at Lufly, for merly a Lawyer at Lyon-le-Saunier, and late President of the Revolutionary Tribu nal ; J. R, Lefcot Fiurict, 39 years of age, Mayor of Paris ; C; R. Payon, 27 years old, a juryman in the Revolutionary Tribunal and National Guards of Paris; N. Viviers, 50 years old, Judge of the Criminal Tribun.il of that department, and President of the Society called Jacobins, in'the nights of the 27th and afcfh July; C. liernard, 34 years old, an ex-prielt; Genny, aged 33, a vintner; Gobeau, 26 years old, a substitute to the Criminal Tri bunal ; A. Sim6n, a/hoemaker, and Go vernor or Preceptor of Louis XVII. C. Lairrent 33 vears old ; Warnee, 26 years of age ; J. Foreftier, 47 years old,a can non founder: I'.Guerifl, a rent-receiver: Leza-. d, a hair drefler ; Cochefer, an up holsterer; Bogon" and Qjjefne ; being all 12 member's of the Municipality of Paris, outlawed by a decree of the Convention, and their porforur being duly recognized, surrendered to the executioßer to be put to death in 24 hours. We have never witnessed a crowd equal to that which attended their execution.— WOmert, children, old men, and the whole town were present, (fays a morn ing print, and it is hnpoflib'e to exprtfs the joy pictured on every countenance. All the ftreefs through which the conspirators pal Ted refoimdtd wtth the following ex clamations. Gli the scoundrels—Long live the Republic-—Long live the Convention." All eyes wereefpecialfy fixed on Maximili an Robespierre, Cduthon and Henriot, who were covered with blood from the wounds they had given themselves before they were faken. Henriot ( fays another paper ) even after he had been outlawed by the Convention, was dill threatening the Republic ; at length tbrfaken by the patriots, he tried to break his head against a wall, and then concealed himfelf in a common fewer, out of which he was taken after the nioft des perate reliflance. The heads of Robespierre, Henriot, Dumas, and some others, were held up and (hewn to the people, who the whole way frcfm the Place of Justice to the i'caK fold teftified their abbot rence and diluti on. Yesterday the Convention c-na<sVed the following decree. " All Members, Judg es, Jurymen, and other officers 6?the Re volutionary Tribunal, areher-with sus pended from their functions. But Billaud Varennes having oblerved that the Revo lutionary Tribunal svere employed iu try ing the accomplices of Robefpi.i re, to the number of 7(, the execution of the above decree was postponed, till the Committee fliould have made their report. The late execution of Robespierre has not made much imprefiion here ; all is quiet. The places of Rofcefpierre and his adherents, in the Committee of Public Welfare, Jiave been supplied by Bread, Thuriot and Tallien, and this Committee, as well as that of General Safety are I henceforth oue fourth part to be newly clefted every month. FRANCE. NATIONAL CONVENTION, Addition to the fittingt of I "]th Tbcrmi dor, (Augujl 4.) THE nsw REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL. The following is an extract from the report of Merlin of Douay, upon the organization of the Revolutionary Tri bunal. " Your Committees have not been labouring foui days, to destroy that salutary inftitutiofl—but merely to amc- PARIS, Augtift r. liorate it—to prevent its becoming the engine of injustice and cnitlty in the hand of a tyrant. Yon have often been spoken to of terror—We are to speak to you of Justice. If the terror of the wicked be the triumph of the country ; general terror would be the (lumber of Liberty and the evidence of Tyranny. " Virtuous patriots re-afiure v\r minds—the Revolution ought to anni hilate all conspirators—but we would not that liberty (hould reign in folitt:<le over defarts. It is little to have delbov ed the tyrannous forms of that dn-. d tribunal, we woidd that propriety and justice (hould yet preiide over- its judg ments. " We (hall no more behoid involved in the fame procedure, the inhabitant of the South, and the inhabitant of the North, amazed at their union, and ac cused of the fame offence, without be ing known to cach other. The con spirators were for having no gradations nor ihade9 of punishment. Death, per petual Death, was their word of order. We defirc that puniftrment may be pro portionate with crime. It is our opini on also tfiat citizens from one end of the Republic to the other ought to be call-.d to exercise the function of jurors, " But the Ariftocratsmufl not think to triumph—the sword of the law, bet ter directed, will not be withdrawn, it will only ft)ike the guilty with mote certainty. Virtue was only upon the lips of the conspirators—we shall bear it in our hearts. They piqued them selves upon speaking well; just men think only of doing well." The plan of the decree prt fented by Merlin is divided into 17 heads, which regulate the competence of the Revo lutionary Tribunal, their fittings, the arraignment, procedure, and forms of judgment. 1 Prefidfent, 4 Vice Presi dents, 24 Judges, 1 Public Accuser, 4 Substitutes, 1 Register, and 60 Jurois, renewed half of them every 3 months. Such fliould be the composition of the Tribunal. Four Sections, eoch of 6 Judges. None can be taken before the Tribu nal, but in virtue of a decree of the Convention, or an order of the Com mittee of General Safety, or a mandate of arrest from the Public Accuser, in these cases fpecifying the cause. The Accused (hall have Counfet, and may challenge the Jury, upon fufficient grounds. The question to the Jurors, if their consciences are fatisfied, (lull not be put until three days have passed in debate. August 9. Complete Statement of what pajfed at the Common Hall of Paris. Oft-the night of the 9th to lotH Ther mipor, Raecfpierre and his lccomplic» with- the aid of a few wretches, delivered themselves from their slate of arrell, and took fhflter in the Maifon de la Commune occupied by men brought over to their in tereil. This perfidious Commune inflant ly sent meflengers to the different Sedlionsj to engage a revolt the -National Convention. The greater part of the nuncios were arretted by the fe&tions. The Commune caused the General to be beat, land'the tocsin rung; this collecfW about them a number of citizens, igno rant -at their perfidious purposes. How ever the representatives of the people i'e le<Sed by t he convention to diredt the arm ed force, and inform the public of the faifls, soon pervaded the whole city. Two of these, Leonard Bourdon, and Camboulas, arrived at the feci ion Gravil liers about n o'ciock at night, where ten thonl'and citizens faithful to the National Representation, waited under arms, the direction where they were to cjarch.— Bourdon, a member of that feilion, called out, " Citizens, the Common Hall is the haunt of conspirators ; it is thither we must march. Let the fun lhine no more upon tyrants." The citizens, preceded by their can non, began their march. A detachment from the military school joined them, * headed by their matters. The young est of these youths remained at their post, wheie they kept guard night and day, as long as the country was in dan ger. The Representatives then sent several citizens before, to ascertain the purpose of the troops at the Place de Greve. At the intelligence from the citizens a great part of those troops marched to the Hall of the Conven tion, the reft said they would execute any ordets that fhonld be given to them in the name of the Convention. However the troop which returned from the common hall, reinforced by two others from the Lombard feftion took pofleflion of the streets contiguous, and soon drew up there in order of bat tle. Tiiey ieized the cannot: there, and pointed them with their own- All the entrances to the house were occupied. To the profoi .'d silence, which tail attended all these difpolitions, now fne ceeded the general ftiuut of the good ci tizens, "Vive la Convention Natj'>na!e." These cries firft gave the coiifpiratovs t9 understand thiv were alone in their crimes,
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