rj'is wiiicli have favored the believed very
ini.cb, and greatly harafted and diltrefled
the French whose infantry are obliged to
stand up to the knee in water, and their
cavalry immerged in the mnd. Such are
the accounts given by the officer of the
Dutch Admiral at this port, who imme
diately sent the accounts o/T express to the
Hague.
The French dreading a disembarkation
as Cadfand, are busily employed in con
ftfu&ing batteries on the coast. They
frequently fire at the (hips, but to no pur
pose ; the distance is too great for the balls
to do any execution.
HAGUE, August 15
The moll imoortaftt intelligence of the
dav is, that the Allied Pdwefs are at
length going to recog lize MonGeur, Re
gent of the kingdom of France—to raif;
him an army composed of all the French
Emigrants), and that England will refufe
the afytum she has hitherto bestowed, to
furh as may Tefufe to serve.
The death of Robcfpierre has revived
the hopes of the Emigrants. They think
themfdves alreidy in France. The down
fall of contending fa&ions proves to me
that nations might with security treat with
the Convention, whose authority alone is
permanent, which contains in fa£t the fen
timents and the energy of the French peo
ple.
BOIS.LEDUC, Auguftii.
The preparation! now making here for a
•rigorous defeDce, in cafe of a siege, are
gnat and unremitting.
HALIFAX, Sept. 13
The Pioou'» Cargo was advert!fed for
Sale on the loth inft- As neither the
Captois or Claimants would accept the
Bail offered by each other ? our wor
fhipful Judge determined to sport the
Cargo at Auition ; The appraised va
lue is 2t,0001. our Currency ;It is
true the prrfons offered as Bail by the
Claim it's Attomies were fomc of the
best PeiVpk"ln the Province, but the
Captors appeared determined to accept
none that could be offered ; and, in the
usual phrase to make " Ducks and
Drakes, " with the cargo at all events.
UNITED STATES.
BOSTON, Oft. 14.
Yeflerday arrived here (hip Mary,
Captain Stephen Ham, in 60 days from
London. Capt: Ham was boarded by
the Frsn:u igate Proserpine, on his
paffagi, '.\'liq took out of his vessel 20
Englith pafTeiigerß that were on .board,
with ail the property they conld find
belonging to them j what they could
not conveniently get on board, they
threw overboard !
NEW-YORK, O(Sober 17.
The present governing party In France
fay the fame hard things of Robespierre,
as Robespierre did of Danton and He
bert ; as these did of Briffot and Ro
land ; and as all those parties did of La
Fayette and Dumburier—traitors, con
fpirarors, villains,—no name is haifh
enough to describe the fallen men.
We arc told by our Jacobins that
there are very few crimes committed in
France at the present period—theft and
robbery are said scarcely to e*ift in that
country—and this is alledged as a proof
of thegoodnefsof morals in the French
nation. The truth is the French were
never addi&ed to the crimes of theft
and robbery. Under the old govern
ment a traveller might leave his bag
gage in the bat-room of an in n, without
danger of losing any part ot it. But
France abounded with crimes of other
kinds.
There Is however another circumstance
that deserves notice. The common idlers
and rogues of that nation are mostly em
ployed in the army; where their morals
are kept well disciplined. Besides the ex
iftenceof a new and general crime, that
of anticivifm, or opposition to the present
government, seems, like Aarons serpent,
to have swallowed up the reft. It is like the
yellow fever in disease, as defcribcd by
Sydenham and Ruih; wherever it prevails,
it expels or absorbs all smaller crimes.
This idea is not merely ludicrous.
It is nptural that when the passions of
men are all directed to one point, that one
object Ihould engross the minds of the na
tion—the pursuit of that objea should
constitute thehigheft virtue—negleil or op
position to that pursuit, the most odious
crime—irA the vicious hearts of a nation
am P le employment in punishing that
common crime. All the furious passions,
the pride, the envy, the avarice, the
hatred of the French may now find occu
pation, in afflnSling the ariflocrats and
puniCujig treason. When the diftinflion
ot patriots and traitors shall no longer ex
ilt, then trie punishment and extermination
of |»d men will no longer furnilh food for
the vicious passions, which of consequence
will have rrcourfe for gratification, to the
variaus crimes which infect all other coun-
Were we however to believe the tri-
P Brt 3 r l^c Convention, we
u 'd find that France abounds with
crimes. After one fa&iun has taken off
another, the victorious patriots spend a
wce ' c or tw ® in detailing the crimes of
the late tyrants. When La Fayette
was driven from his army, his enemies
were busy in recapitulating his crimes—
they have nut yet finilhcd the catalogue.
After Dumourier's flight, the fame
ditty was, and is repeated.
Briflot and his party were, according
to Robespierre and Dantrin, the vilsft
and worlt monlters in exiltence. No
sooner was this faction ciufhed, than
Hebert, the bhfphemer, the atheist was
denounced, and fell under the axe for
attempting to reject a God from the
national creed. No sooner was Hebert
gone, than Danton was a villain, an a
theist and a speculator. Danton falls
and all is quiet. Robespierre and his
party pretended the Convention was
thoroughly purged of villains. The
calm lalted near three months—a moil
surprising length of time ! Then the
Itorm thickens and burlls upon the head
of Robespierre—this immaculate patri
ot is suddenly converted into a Despot
—a monfterof wickedness ; and he with
fifty or a hundred accomplices is tum
bled into the grave. Now the players*
Tallieti and Collot d'Herbois, have co
pious fubjefts for their theatrical elo
quence ; such a catalogue of crimes is
detected againlt Robespierre, as would
make even a Revolutionist (hudder!
Now again the Conv«ntion is purified
of traitors—-perhaps for a month, or t'djo
at farthejl!
Whatever then be the state of the
yeomanry, if we believe the Convention,
their leaders hitherto have been the
worst men that ever disgraced human'
nature.
The real truth probably, is, that the
Convention are all like other men, and
very much alike in their views. But
they differ in their opinions as to public
measures j and not pofTelfing a spirit of
conciliation, each party are determined
to take off the other. Then commences
a secret war, and intrigues with tin; po
pulace of Pari3 ; and that parly which
is supported by the populace of that
great city always succeeds. This is the
state of the whole bufineis.
PHILADELPHIA,
OCTOBER 11.
From Mr. Brown's Philadelphia gazette
of Lajl Evening !
" We hive long been accustomed, in
this cduntry, to copy the Debates in the
Britifti Parliament. The Editors, on that
fide of the water, begin to repay this com
pliment, by tranferibing whole pages of
the Debates in Congrefslaft session, taken
down for* and pubiifhed in the Philadel
phia Gazette."
From a New.Tork Paptr.
" The hall of the Jacobins in Paris,
having been found equally inimical to
the liberty of the people, as the
Baftile, their a (Terribly hath been
dispersed, and the key depofked with
the convention. Thii Trophy, of a
new conquest over tyranny, will be sent
to the celebrated WASHINGTON,
accompanied by a requelt to place it be
side that of the Battile.—And from
thence to learn that the despotism of
Jacobin Clubs, wherever inilituted, is
not excelled by the despotism of abso
lute monarchy." ,
By this Day's Mail.
Mi LAN, July 21.
The French have advanced to Borgo,
within a few miles oP Coni, where the
Piedmontefe have an entrenched camp.
If the French should drive them from
this important post, they may leave a de
tachment to mafic Coni, the siege of
whith would be tedious, and march
with the reft of their army to the gates
of Turin. We are aflured that the
Republicans are under the walls of Su
za, where the Piedmontefe are entrench
ed. As we do not har that they have
taken the fort of La Brunette, which
defends the pass of Suza, we suppose
that they have made thcmfelves a new
road over the mountains.
The situation of Piedmont is most
critical. The French seem ready to
penetrate by three or four points, into
the heart of the country. A consider
able number of militia is railing to op
pose them, a description of troops of
the line ; but we fear the Piedmontefe
mass will not be found a match for the
French mass. We recoiled also, that
Savoy, Nice, and part of Piedmont,
are already in the hands of the French,
so that the King of Sardinia is deprived
of a great part of his resources.
From Genoa, we are informed that
the French have asked leave to pass into
Lombardy, through the territory of
the Republic. Although the Genoese
appear to be strongly attached to their
system of neutrality, it is to be appre
hended that the French may take mea
fures to make -thent comply with their
dem-nd. The Genocfe Republic !s in
a great state of defence, fapit it ca.inot
rt-ptl force by force, if tlie French-yo
to extrimities, ileitis the whole; uuuy
of the people in concert with the
government. The late viftoties of the
French have difFufed such a terror
throughout Italy, that the Genoese will
hardly venture to expose their country
to the chance of war.
LONDON.
To Mejfrt. Harrifon, Anjlty, Co.
Gentlemen,
An order has just been received at
the Admiralty-Office, of which a prin
ted copy shall be sent yoli as soon as
obtained, revoking the Article of In
ftruftions of Bth June, 1793, which
made it lawful to detain all vessels, la
den with Corn, Flour or Meal, bound
to France ; but otherwise continuing
the fame in force.
I am Gentlemen,
Yours, &c.
R. PARKER-
Doctors Commons,
August 23, 1794.
From the West-Indies.
To the Editor of the Columbian Centinel.
SIR,
We beg leare to inform you, that
the potts in this island were opened for
the importation of all fiich articles as
can be imported in Britlfli Bottoms, as
also all kinds of Salt Provi/ions and Live
Stock, and continue open for-fix months
—At the expiration of which term wr
imagine they will be arfaiii opened for a
further time. We will be much obli
ged to you to publish this notice in
your paper.
And we remain,
Your very humble Sevants,
THO. RUDDACH, & Co-
Amer. Min.
NEW-YORK, August so.
On Saturday I ith inft. departed this
life Mrs. Anne Dovvdall, wife of Wal
ter Dowdall, Esq. of Cioton-River, and
niece of the late Sii William Johnson,
Bart.
By a gentleman of refpe&abijity from
Canandarqua we learn, that Col. Picke
ring arrived at that place, on the 16th
of Sept. for thtf purpose of holding a
treaty with tlie Stx Nation! j.that the
Indians had not yet come in, hut that
they were within 30 miles of.that place
when He came away-
It was supposed tbe late defeat ofthe
western Indians would change material
ly the tone of tbefe Indians at the ensu
ing treaty. .
The article in our last, that JLt.
Sheaff did not return according to pro
milt',to the Great Sodus, is in part err
oneus—He did return and personally
delivered to Capt. W'illiamfon. a protelt
agaiiill his fettling at that place. This
protest was marked No. I."
Capt. Ruflel arrived here from Rufiia
spoke 3 French 4© gun frigates off the
hanks of Newfoundland, who had taken
three prizes, and were on a cruize; af
ter which they intended failing for Bos
ton or New-York.
The cartel (hip, for France, will fail
in a few days. Near 200 men, women
and children, will take passage in hei.
She has a flag of truce, (he will not be
molested.
Arrived the fliip Delight, Captain
Bridges, from Liverpool, who spoke the
following yeflels: Sept. 17th, long. 42,
W. and lat. 43, 37, N. the brig Inde
pendence, of New London, with pas
sengers from Sligo for New-York. On
the 20th, he spoke (hip Adiive, Colden,
from Liverpool for New-York—and
parted with her the Ift inft. in long.
55, 42, W. and lat. 41, 24, N. all well,
wind north. On the 25th Sept. the
(hip Fair American, Hathaway, from
St. Euftatia for Amsterdam, lat. 41,
41, N. long. 47, 41, W. all well. Paf
fengets per the Delight, Mr. Schofield,
and Mr. Roylance.
BALTIMORE, Otfober 17.
Yesterday arrived Captain Joseph White
who left Port-au-Prince on the s6th ult, —
From his logbook, we have taken the
following extradl:
Friday, O£lober 10, in lat. 3.?, 10 long.
74, 37, per observation, at half past two,
A. M. fell in with the schooner Molly,
of New-York, John Leonora, mailer,
five days out, bound to Charleston, who
sprung a leak on the morning of the Bth
instant, on the edge of Hatteras Shoals,
in a violent gale of wind at N. N. £.—
By means of cutting away his main-mafl,
and throwing over board about one third
of his cargo, (consisting of about 37.00
bushels of Indian com) they were enabled
to keep her from totally finking, until we
Telago, Aug. 23, 1794.
Sir,
ALBANY, Oft. 16.
boston, oa. 15.
had thehapp'nefs of having it in our power
s o relieve tlu txaufted crew, by taking
then out of tfie veilM, which, to ill ap
pearance, funk flu-itl;' after, th: sea mait
n? 1 continual break over her.
Capuin Aiuhins, who left Curacoa a
bout three weeks lago, fays, that he was
there informed, the British troops had ta
ken pofleffion of Jaequemei.
Oiftober 18
The Ihip Camilla, Captain Robert Ser
vice, of New-York, arrived in this port
ye.lerdav, frqm Liverpool. On his paf
i'age, Captain Service spoke the (hip In
duftry.——Redmond, matter, bound up
James River, which left London about the
4th September, the palTengeis on board
of her reported, that the French were at
Breda, and the people of England hourly
expected the intelligence of their arrival
at Rotterdam : further, that the apparent
disposition of the Briti/h ministry was in
favor of prosecuting the war.
PETERSBURGH, Oft. 14.
A gentleman arrived in tlr's town in
fourteen days from Kentucky, informs
us, that a part of the mounted volun
teers, that lately went from that (fate,
under the command of Major Whitley,
on an expedition againlt the Cherokees
Chickamaugas had returned, anil
reported that they had effected the ob
ject of their expedition, having destroy
ed three lidian towns, about 2000 a
cres of com, and took 70 fcalpsand 14
prisoners ; with a loss on the part of the
volunteers of only 3 men wounded.
The fame gentleman alio informs us,
that the General AfTembly of that state,
are to meet in November next—when
it is cxpedted that the law laying a tax
upon lands, will be reconlidered and a
mended.
SHIP NEWS.
It ha 3 often been objected to repub-
The Pennfylvaniaj" Harding, left Liver- ' I '*j an W)<™, they too frcquntly
pool on the 26th. A'lg. Sept! 12, lat. 46, ' »"° w violation* of the laws to go unpu
-23, long. 29, Ipoke a brig from Baltimore n, 'hea that an intrigmng ambitious
to llo:terdam out 20 days. man WI U often be able to overlct the go.
13th. lat. 43, 34 Long. Si, spoke brig vernment; and of course that thert is no
Sally from Virginia to Portfmonth out 26 medium between Despotism and Anar
days all well. C hy. If these principles are established
-a3d. Long. 41, 53, &w a fleet of 92 . the condua ofourcit ; the
tail of merchantmen under convoy or five c . * , r .
nun of war, bound from the Weft Indie. beyond the Atlantic,
to the Eastward. Same day was boarded . w . icnlibly checked, li the enemies
by Capt. Affleck of the Alligator, from °' peace and our happy constitution
Jamaica to England. ! should form a majority in our Coun-
By Capt. Howard in the fclioon-r Tho- ' cils, which may Heaven ever avert f
mas, from Fort Dauphin, we learn that f ore j g ners who with to support c.r
the Republicans captured Leborene about ,1 . -n . .. ■
the middle of September. ' W '" C ° nt " lUe , tllelr P'. ln " s at
Capt. Betterton in the fchr. Betsey, is home, and none will fettle in this coun
arrived at the Fort from B.v miida, where * r y> but thole who are regardless of
he was taken some weeks since from off cvsry civil obligation ; the refuse of
Indian river, wjth his pilot on board, and , Europe will fvvarm on our shores, tht
condemned, veflcl and cargo—crime trad- < mild reign of Government and Law, of
nig with the-French. i Jultice and Order, in America will cease,
The barque Join, from Bourdeaux, to d y , f bloodflie j <u ,j m »
this city, with a very rich cargo on board , .„ . " , : , ,
was also taken into that nest of robbers / 1 "' will draw forth the pumfhing baud
while Capt. B. lay there, and cargo, con- of avenging Heaven, and this fair lcat
dsmned, both owned by natives and citi- 1 of liberty will fink into the abyis of
zens »f Philadelphia. ! mi'fery and dilgrace.
Correfl lijl of Vtjfeh at the Fort Tejier-
day.
Shin Fame, Wilson, St. Marc
Brig Mercury, King, Jeremie
Fair American, Marlh, Do.
Betsey, Duer, Port-au-Paix
Schr. Experiment, Poole, Leborgne
Old American Company.
THEATRES-CEDAR STREET.
TO-MORROW EVENING,
oHoler 22.
Will be Presented,
A jJew COMEDY, never a<sted here,
called the
World in a Village,
Written, by O'Keefe,author of the Young
Quaker, Wild Oats, Poor Soldier, &c.
Between the Play and the Farce, a Bal
let DANCE, called the Two Philofo
pliers or the Merry Girl.
70 which -will be added,
A FARCE, called
High Life below Stairs.
In Aa second, a MOCK MINUTE "by
Mrs. Solomons and Mr. Prigmore.
Meflrs. HALLAM & HODGKINSON
r*fpe<Sfully acquaint the Citizens in gene
ral, that every expence has been chearful
ly sustained. that might tend to make the
Old American Company, worthy a ihare of
their patronage, during the ftiort stay the
nature of their engagements will permit
them to make here.
PUces in the Boxrt may be had at the
Box Office, from ten to one every diy
(Sundays excepted) and on days of per
formance from three to five P. M. where
a!fo tickets may he bad, and at Rlr. Brad
ford's book-store, No. 8, fonth Front
street, and at Mr. Carr's mufic-ltore.
PoJi-OJfice, Philadelphia, Sept. 22, 1794
The mail for Lancallor, Yorktown,
Cailifle, Shippenfburg, Chamherlburg,
Bedford, Greenfburg and Pittfburg,
closes every Saturday precisely at half
past 11 in the morning.
The Mail for Reading-, Lebanon
Harrifburg and Citrlifle, closes every
ruefday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
SALEM,'Oft. 14.
Capt. Hepiy Williams arrived since
our last from Trhudad, via St. Eufta
tia. He informs, that while he was
felling his cargo there, 2500 barrels
flour and 600 do. beef arrived, with fifti
in abundance, which had glutted the
market so much, there was no felling at
any rate. Fish at 2 and i-a. dols. Capt.
Williams left Euflatia the jtb Septem
ber whose inhabitants were much a
larmed at the piodigious number of
French emigrants, that were continual
ly pouring in upon them, and had arm
ed for their iectirity, keeping a night
patrole. All the Dutch and English
vtffc-ls had left St. Kitts and St. Eufta
ti;i, 011 tin." account of the hurricanc
months.
Captain Bickford, from L'Archahaye,
Hifpaniola, brought with him the crew,ls
in number, and some fails, rigging, and
merchandize of the fliip Grefoen, of Ha -
ga of Stockholm, burthen 400 tons, Pettr
Watfhuui matter, from St. Marc, bound
to Baltimore, which was wrecked on the
Heneaga Reef, the 25th August, ladea
with 400 hojjdveads sugar and coffee, and
about 3000 hides.
Capt. Hodges arrived yesterday from
St. Lucia, ia 30 days. He informs
that the Mulattoes and Negroes from
the country were attacked by the Bri
tish about 15 miles ft om rhe town. The
Capt. and Lieutenant of the British
troops were wounded, and a number of
soldiers killed. The Mulattoes amounted
to above 300, and retain their poGiion.
Two French vefTels were cruiling off
St. Lucia, and had taken in about a
week, 22 fail of English vessels, bound
in there.
EXTRACT.
PHILADELPHIA, Oft. 17.
ExtraS of a letter from a gentleman in
Baltimore, dated loth oSober 1794.
By the Barque Apollo, Captain
Magtuder, who arrived here yesterday
in 45 days from Bred, advice is receiv
ed of the fafe arrival in Paris, of Mr.
Monroe, &c. &c. all well: That the
French vefiels of war were uncommonly
fuccefsful in taking prizes; that the
fleet in Brelt consisted of near 50 fail of
the line, and nearly as many frigates—
That the French were in high fpiritt,
and very fortunate in all their expediti.
ons; that numbers of American ves
sels had arrived, and were daily arriving
with flour, for which they were pa d
with dispatch & punctuality in ] olars.
The Apollo has brought back Dol
lars ;or her cargd, and has only been
tht-ee months and one day, from Cape-
Henry to France and back.
The Death of Robespierre, is con
firmed, and appeals to be univeifally
appioved.
N. B. Mr. Monroe arrived the firft
week in August—l suppose at Havrf
de Grace.
Arrived the ship George Barclay, capt.
Collet from London.
. LANDING,
i from the Ship Adriana Kieran Ftlipatrick
Majler, from Amjlerdam.
Holland Sail Duck
Ditto—Sheeting,
Ticklenburgh, Ofnabtirgh,
White and Brown Linen,
Diaper, fineChetbs,
Bedticks, Hair Ribbon,
Great Coats, boxes Wihdow-Glafi
Ditto Tumblers,
Ginn in pipes, Ginn Cases,
Steel, Mill Saws 6 feet,
Anchors, from 7 to f 4 cwt.
Frying Pans, Junk, Oakum, &c.
FOR SALE BY
Thomas & jfobn Ketlajid.
prober ax. 4,
':i f> "