FROM THE EAGLE.
VIGIL, No. I.
Did yob ever hear the story of the In
dian, who, taking notice, that the ontfidc
row of a joni-field vas not often produc
tive, resolved to plant a field of coril with
out an outrider* w. This idea has reliev
ed iny iniud from 1 world of anxiety, and
trouble, as in what manner I might com
mence a feties df observations, with which
I have, these many weeks, labored in
manner, and form as follows : —'Firft,
i» irefully to leave out every thing of sense,
and fentimem, in this my firft eflay, as
the sagacious reader willobferve at his lei
sure; and then sagely let about my work.
I am 'well aware, that Aristotle, were
he here, would tell rae, that it was neces
sary my worl« Ihould have, at least, a be
ginning, a middle, and art end, in Order
toconftitute it a legitimate composition. —
In answer to this, fuffice it to fay, that the
schoolmen of Newhaniplhire acknowledge
other authorities than those of Greece. —
My work, I am pt-rfunded, will have an
end, as well as every human exertion, and
that is fu/fioient j and though about to la
bor through much peril, and difficulty, it
is not for Aristotle to fay, that it will not
furvrve the destiny of common waste pa
per.
But not with Handing the prefatory re
marks and preliminary observations, like
the philofopliy of Aristotle and the lpelling
book of Dilworth, have grown ftalethro'
lofig use ; it would be an unpardonable in
stance of ill mauners to lead my readcrs(if
readers this work perchance may find) in
. to a long, and intricate course of laborious
tfl'ays, and abstruse disquisitions, without
giving thein, at least, a hint of the origin
and intern ted progress of the business.
Why then,
Much rejeSed and gentle readers !
as to the orlgirt of the work, it was
plainly this, an intolerable itch for scrib
bling : And as touching its progress, whe
ther it will eonfift of a series of remarks
theological, philosophical, political, musi
cal, biographical and critical, When, and
so often as the leisure, and cheerful mode
of the writer may permit, together
with, here and there, a sage observation
on mahneri, amulemertts, dress, house
hold, and barn-hold economy ; with good
ly advice to parents, guardians, and in
ftruflors-of youth, I leave the reader, in
the abundtnee of his wisdom, to deter
mine : Not forgetting all due civility to
the lifter-hood, in their several relations to
society.
To prevent all quarrels and bloody no
ses Imong the curious, refpeitirig the ap
pellation VIGIL, whether it is my real
riame or only assumed, private or official,
I would inform such, that it would be well
for them, not to fuffer their curiolity to
rtrry them too far, as they never wilt be
able to fatisfy themselves in an affair of
such profound secrecy : I would however,
refer the learned to Young's Latin Difti
nnary, where they may find the term,
ffom which comes our Englifti Words vigi'
lant vigilance, &c.
The public, and all, to whom my labo
rious speculations shall come, may be in
formed, that I am a min, of how mlfch
observation, time and the iflue of this work
will alone determine ; but of no four com
plexion. I live in a village, certainly not
marked fc/rcrimesof theblackelt hue.
We are neither murderers, thieves, nor ex
travagantly profane ; and so far are we
from bcingrobbers of churches, that scarce
ly one of four of us fee the inside of a
church one day in seven. Yet the liceu
tioufneft of the times, and the small re
mains of the old " root of bittcrnefa" a
mufigft us may afford a bone for the ef-
I'ayift, relying on the fruitful refourtes of
mankind so invent new follies.
As it is impofiible for the eyes of one,
however fhai p, and penetrating to look all
over the world at once, and observe the
foibles of men, and the frielas of fafhion ;
the VIGIL requeits his friends, and the
community at large, Ihould they chance to
discover ahy folly, to give him as early in
formation, as possible, m order for hre
wife investigation.
Having premised the foregoing things, I
here submit my scheme to a fret, enlight
ened public, hoping for that patronage
and encouragement, which a work of such
magnitude requires.
Foreign Intelligence.
St. IL DEFONSO, July*.
(One of the King's palace* not far from
Madrid.)
Government did all in its power, in
order to reinforce the Spantih army in
Catalonia with regular troops, and the
corps under general de la Union it alrea
dy fuppoled to arflount to 32,0 do men.
All is again quiet at Barcelona, and forty
of those soldiers, who have so much con
tributed to the maflacie of the othert,
will soon be tried.
The Spanifti fleet, under Admiral
Langara, left Carthagena on the 17th
inlt. and will be reinforced by some
(hips under Admiral Gravina from Ro
fat. This fleet according to report, it
to cmife on the Italian coast.
STOCKHOLM, Augult 15.
Count Romanzow irent last Tuesday
with his whole suite and effe&s on
board a large frigate, and set out for
R(vel t (a Ruffian pott is Livonia.)
The cotliicelior of the Ligation remain
ing alone here.
Besides many others, the English
hare lately taken a large Pomeranian
ship, loaded with wheat for Barcelona,
and drove her on a sand bank, where
Ihe was entirely shipwrecked, but the
English ministry has now niade more
equitable declarations.
The fad experience, that the her
rings are annually drawing towards the
North causes great uneasiness at Gotten
burg, whfeTe the herring lifhery affords
a very considerable and almost the only
branch of commerce.
LONDON, August 15.
Major General Leigh has been ap
pointed Governor of the Carribean I
slands, and James Crawford, Efq- of
the iiermudian Islands.
August 23.
FRENCH PROCLAMATION.
To the arrrly of the Western Pyrenees,
and the Spaniards of the frontiers.
" Brave Soldiers !
" The moment of vifiory is at length
arrived, which proves that this army is
the worthy filler of those of the North
and South. That, by their example,
you will also avenge your country, over
turn the despots, and facrifice their sa
tellites; that, like them, after purify
ing the land of liberty, frillied by the
presence of slaves, you will bear the tri
umphant cjrms of the Republic into the
territory of the enemy, and there dis
play the tri-coloured standard of Free
dom. In penetrating into the cnemy'3
territory, brave soldiers, we need not
stimulate your courage, you are always
eager to combat and to conquer ; but
we recommend to your consideration
what the French people have proclaim
ed every where—" War to the palace
—peace to the cottage; war againlt
tyrants and their fatellitcs ; peace to the
peaceable citizens, to tile humble shed
of the indigent, to the abode of the
ufcfol laborer, and industrious artizan."
This conduct, as it arises from our feel
ings, is also didlated by our interest.
" The Spanish territory, upon which
we now enter, must become part of the
French Republic. .Let therefore devafta
lion, pillage, & incendiary rheafures be
far from lit; let the fearful inhabitant be
hold his asylum refpe&ed, and learn at
length toelteem a people, the avengers
of the violated rights of human nature,
whom kings and priests have reprefetit
ed to them as a people of Anthropopha
gi. And you, inhabitants of the Spn
nffh fields and towns, ufeful laborers, in
dultrious artizans, fly not the Repub
lican legions ; throw yourselves into oflr
arms, without weapon, without defence,
and you will find in them protection
and fafety for yourselves, your families,
and your property. The French sol
dier has Iworn to exterminate the men
armed for tyrants i but the sword, so
dreadful to such, will always refpefl
him, who, defencelefs, (hall implore his
ailiftancs and his clemency. He will
equally refpett opinions, manners, cuf
toins and usages. Remain, therefor*,
in your peaceful dwellings, cultivate
your fields, gather in your harvests,
woi k at your occupations, and tiberty,
growing in the midst of you, will soon
make you feel the immense distance be
tween the avengers of the Rights of
Men, and the (laves that move within
the verge »f despotism. The French
soldier would conquer you to Freedom,
not by "the terror of Iris arms, but by
gaining your hearts and illuminating
your minds.
" PINET, the elder.
(Signed) « GARRAU,
" CAVAIGNAC."
By the Paris papers, which we re
ceived this morning to the 13th of Au
gust, it appears that the organization
»f the committees of the convention
and of the revolutionary tribunal, is not
yet compleated.—A decree relative to
the revolutionary tribunal pafled on. the
9th of August, has been suspended, af
ter a long debate, in which the depu
ties Duhem and Ruamps aflerted that
the qdjjtecrats in several of the depart
ments, particularly in the northern, had
re-commenced their intrigues. Two
plans have been presented to the con.
vention, relative to the different com
mutes ; one by Barrere, the other by
Cambon. Bourdon de l'Oife is a warm
supporter of the former ; he remarked
of the latter, that it would be danger
ous to adopt it till the conclufiDn of
the war.
Tho' the debatM on these plans were
long and animated, they were carried
on without and acrimony.—The arrest
of suspicious persons ceased at Paris,
and upwards of 500 persons have been
released from the different prifont with
in the (hort space of five days.
The ftamcn imprefled from the Indi
amen, arrived at their moorings in the
river, amount to one thodfand two hun
dred and forty.
f"he mails due on Friday arrived this
day There is flill one mail due.
By our letters from Vienna it appears
that a demand has been made by our court
of fifty thousand Imperial troops to be paid
by Great Britain.— Thus it is not the em
peror -who entreats us to fubfidizr him but
<we who entreat him to allow us to support
those troops which are fighting in a cause in
<uShich he is more deeply concerned thdn we
are.
The French army of the nirth is on the
point of commencing its a3ive operations,
and a few days mujl bring us ncwi of
the mofl important and decijive -vents.
Our letter from Amflerdam, mentions
that the French were marching in ftven co
lumns to attack Breda.
The French seem once more to have adop
ted that plan in which they have already
so often Jucceeded —of making a general at
tack upon the whole armies of the combined
powers. The army of the Moselle is in pos
session ofTreves, and is now marching i aw
ards Coblentz. In the different anions
upon the Rhine the French have been every
w'btrefuccefsfttl. The Aujlnan and Pruj-
Jian troops upon that frontier have beenfo
unable to oppose the enemy with effetl, that
the Prince of Cobourg aas been forced
to detach a part of his army to their fup
pm-t.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
Camp near Breda, Aug. 22.
The Prince of Orange visited Breda,
and infpecfted the inundations, which have
at length fuececded perfecfUy. Every
thing remains quiet in Camp. It is gene
tally reported that the French have retreat
ed from Antwerp, after having stripped
the tO\Vn of everything that is valuable.
Sunday Aug. 24.
Last night an order was ifliied for the
reserve ammunition and heavy baggage to
march this morning which they according
ly did at 7 o'clock. Their route is not
known. This makes us suppose we (hall
not remain much longer in our present po
sition ; the more so as the inundations at
Breda have fuccetded, the presence of
the army is no longer necefliry.
Early this morning a patrole c<jnfifting
of 800 hocftsand 100 infantry, with four
pieces of Heifian flying artillery, was sent
out to rcconfioitre. Upon coming near
the village of , they received infor
mation that a piquet of 500 French were
in it; they accordingly made the neces
sary arrangements for surrounding the vil
lage and taking the Carmagnols prisoners,
when unfortunately a ferjeant of the i6th
Light Dragoons deserted to the enemy,
vho by this means were enabled to escape.
This evening the army was under arms to
alute the Pi ince and Princess of Orange.
Monday, Aug. 25.
This morning- a soldier of the Eighth
Dragoons was (hot in front of the encamp
ment for.firing at his commanding officer.
The ceremony >yis solemn and afFeifling—
He was conducted along the whole line,
under .elcort of his own corps, and was
(hot ky a party of his own troop. After
he was (hot, the whole army marched past
the body, which was afterwards burnt.
Itisgenerafly believed the army will re
main here for a few day 6 longer. The
flying hospital is ordered to be removed to
Gorcum.
UNITED STATES.
ELIZABETH-TOWN, (Maryland)
Odtober 14.
A letter from nn obliging and intel
ligent correspondent of Williamfport,
ot this date, contains tha following
important and unexpe&ed intelli
gence :—
" With pleasure we announce to the
public, that the President of the Unit
ed States arrived here last evening, in
good health—his presence made every
heart rejoice, and beat high with affec
tion and gratitude—last night every
window was illuminated—Early this
morning he set out for Cumberland."
CHAMBERSBURGH, Od. 16,
On Sunday evening last arrived in
this town, His Excellency General
Washington, and early on Monday
morning he proceed on his journey, to
the well ward, by way of Williamfport
and Fort Cumberland.
On Monday last several corps of light
horse, arrived in this town, and yeiter
day morning took up their march to the
Westward. We learn that they are to
form ajundion, at the foot of Sidling
h'll, with the other troops who are now
on their march, and are to rendezvous
at Pittsburgh.
ELECTION.
A Lift of the Returns which have been
Received.
Congrtfs.
James Chambers,
James M'Lene,
Senate.
Thomas Johnfton,
Abraham Smith,
■rfjjembly.
William Henderfon,
Daniel Rover,
Charles Leiper,
John Rea,
Devolt Kiefer,
John M«Cl*y,
jarhes Poe, s**
Commtjtonert.
Henry Work,
John Hollkiay,
Alexander Speer, 34
9
From the troops of this County*
Congrtfs.
James Chambers,
James M'Lene,
Senate.
Thomas Johnfton,
Abraham Smith, ,
AJembly.
Wrn. Henderfon,
Devdlt Kief r,
Charles Leiper,
James Poe,
Daniel Koyer<
John Reaj
PHILADELPHIA,
OCTOBER jj.
Short account of Principal Placet,
in the present Theatre
of the war.
Extracted from a late publication.
Sluvs or L'Eclufe—A sea-port town in
Flanders, belonging to the United Pro
vinces, formerly one of the belt on that
coast, capablc of receiving five hundred
veflels, but daily growing worse, it is
now capable of receiving small veflels on
ly. It was befleged in 1587 by the Prince
of Parma :in 1604 by Prince Maurice of
Naflau. Twelve leagues N. from Cour
tray, 14 N. N. W. from Oudenaarde, and
I from Lille. x
MaestriCht —One of the largest &
moll ancient towns of the Netherlands,
taken by the Prince bf Parma in 1579,
after a siege of 4 months, when it was pil
laged and sacked, and above 8000 perlcns
mil'erably perished ; it was again taken by
Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, in
1631.
It was taken by Louis 14, in 1673 ; it
underwent another memorable siege in
1676 by the Prince of Orange; it was at
tacked by Count Lowendahlin 1748, and
was on the point of being taken, when the
peace of Aix la Chapelle took place.
The ramparts of Maeltricht are flanked
with small towers and bastions, with a
covert way, in some places double, in o
thers treble, supported by a vast number
of mines. They can form two inunda
tions, one on each fide the town. It has
a magnificent bridge over the Maefe,
which river rune through the place.
It was bombarded by a di vision of Du
mourier's army under Gen. Miranda in
1791, who dellroyed a great part of the
town.
It is 47 L. E. from Bruges, 43 S. E.
from the Hague, 18 E. N. E. from Na
mur, 37 S. E. from Rotterdam, i< S.
from Venlo, and 93 N. N. E. from Pa
ris.
Flushing—a town of Zealand, of
which it is the key ; situate on the N.
fide of an arm of the Scheldt; it de
fends the paflage of that river, and is
the second tov.n in Zealand ; it was
taken by the States General in 1573 —
9 leagues N. from Bruges, eighteen W.
from Breda, and five from S!uys<
Bo is le Due—a city of Dutch
Brabant, on tlie river Dommcl, by
which it is surrounded. It is defended
by three foits and a castle ; its fortifica
tions are regular, and planted with bas
tions ; the approach to it by land is on
causeways: Tlie Diftrift of Bois le
Due is iituated between Holland on the
N. and Upper Gveldeiland and the
Dutchy of Cleres on the E. and com
prehends 3 cities and 102 village*, some
of which are very conijdcrable; 21
leagues S. E. from Amfterdam—lo E.
from Breda, 42 E. N. E. from Bruges,
2 2 N. from Maeftrich, and 94 N. from
Paris.
Capt. Shalcrofs in the brig Grati
tude, 15 days from Antigua, is arrived
at the fort. It is said, that he brings
intelligence of the French having cros
sed the Salle, and were preceding
to make an attack on Balfeterre, Gua
daloupe.
Capt. Karney in the General Wash
ington, in 42 days from Ferrol, Spain,
btings intelligence of the capture of the
port of St. Andero by the French, the
news of which arrived a few days be
fore he failed. Five'(hips of the line
blocked up the harbor, and there was a
considerable land force. Orders were
given to some (hips of war lying at
Ferrol, to proceed to St. Andero, and
to attack the French at all hazards, and
they set fail the day Captain Karney
left Ferrol.
Extra ft of a letttr from Bedford, Ofto-
ber 19, 1794.
VWe are encamped at this place a
bout 7000 strong, and (hall proceed to
Piufburgh, in three or four days—we
are healthy since our arrival here, and
have duty to do by day and night, in
ridi ig after the enemies to the peace,
the liberty and prosperity of our coun
try. Two nights ago we picked up
ten of these anarchists, and a large par
ty of our troop now out, have been ri
ding all night to trofs the Allegheny
n6
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117
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H2
106
101
78
60
Mountain, in order to apprtli.nd f<. rots
notorious offenders—Our duty isbecom;
so hard, that our Straw Beds are very
comfortable at night. About thir»»
miles south of u» (at Fort Cumberland)
is an army of .5000 men, I hope they
will not form a junction with us, as pro
visions are scarce—we are in great want
of Sugar, Chocolate, Brandy and Wine
neither of them to be bought here; no?
have we had a fuller to the army,' tho*
much wanted."
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By this Day's Mail.
I NEW-YORK, Odober 24.
Captain Smith, of the ship Nancy
of Baltimore, arrived here yefler.lay
from Brest, which he left on the 4 th
September, ult. has obligingly fo rni(h .
Ed Us with the following information •
Capt. Smith left in Brett, waiting f or
failing orders, 5 three deckers,
two deckers, besides a number of fri.
gate*: the French have out of Bred,
cruizing, forty-two frigates, besides cor-'
vettes.
64
5*
>8
The day before Capt. S. failed, elt.
ven Britilh prizes, nine Danes and
Swedes, and two Americans, arrived
in Brest ; one of the prizes was the
Belmont Eaft-Indiaman,outwardbound.
Capt. S. fays, it was currently re
ported in Brest that the French had ta
ken St. Sebastians, and toere heaving
(hells and red hot (hot into Ferrol,
which, it was thought would soon sur
render ; they had likewise an account
of the taking of Valenciennes, the gar
rison were all put to the sword, except
one man, who they gave liberty to
and inform his countrymen of it. It
was also supposed the'Ftench would fooo
be in pofleffion of Amiterdam, as they
met with little resistance.
i'he guillotine has not been use
of since the fall of Robespierre and his
party.
In order to contradict the many falfe
hoods refpefting the high price of pvo
vifions in France, Capt. S. has favored
us with the prices, at Brest, at the time
of his failing.
Bread, 25 livres per hundred,
Superfine flour, 35 livres per barrel,
1 Beef, 108 livres per barrel,
Pork, 162 livres per barrel, and
Fresh beef, 12 sous per pound.
A bill for the total abolition of (lave-
ry has been negatived in the House of
Representatives in Conrrefticut. The
present laws of that slate, provide for
its gradual abolition.
A letter just arrived from Brest, men
tions, that since the execution of Ro
bespierre, the guillotine at Paris has
been taken down, and the city is tran
quil. - Bompard is in prison, and Van- ,
dogen of the Concorde has been (lain 111
action.
ARRIVED.
Ship Nancy, Smith, Bred
Frigate Semillante, , ditto
Corvette, , ditto
Brig Aurora, France, Lisbon
Wafhingtoh, Dekay, ditto
Fanny, Stamwood, C. Nic. Mole
Schr. Rambler, Barnard, Boston
Fricndfhip, Wardwell, Jamaica
The Altrea, Dodge, arrived at Brest,
from this port, in 14 days. J*
The Columbia, Kelly, is put into
Brelt.
The James, Wells, is arrived at L'
Orient.
The Eliza, Jackways, is arrived at
Barhadoes, the 16th Sept.
Capt. Smith has likewise favoured us
with the following lift of Americaa
vefTels in Brett ; and remarks on h s
paflage :
Ships in Brest, 4th September, 1794*
Ship Sally, of Bolton, Capt. Tice.
Polly and Nancy, of Edenton.
Lark, Providence, Capt. Mnnro.
William and Mary, Boston, Captain
Thaye.
Ship Severn, New-York, Captain
ioodrich, taken and brought in, bound
rom Bristol to New-York, loaded;
and twenty fix pafTengers on board made
prisoners of.
Brig . ,of Newbury, Captain
Titcomb from London, bound to Bos
ton, laden with goods aiud 12 paflen*
gers; taken and brought into Brest.
Brig Ceres, of Marblehead, Captain
Dixey, bound to Boston, to fail in 3
day 8.
Bark Caesar, Philadelphia, Capui"
Spatfwood, just arnivecl
Biig Columbia, New-York, Captain
Cilby, not long arrived.
Brig Eunice, New-York, Captain
Rofleter, jutt arrived.
Nancy, Kennebeck, C pt. Dun
ning, from Philadelphia bound to Bril-
tol, taken and brought in.
Ship Canada, of New-York, Captain
Brew, to fail for Philadelphia in 10 days.
Brig ,of Boston, bound to 3if-