BPCi For the Gazette of the United States. Mr. Fewno, IT hat been said that no government, unless it be supported by main force, can fafely reft ort any other foundation than the confidence and attachment of the citizens. Oui clubs and insurgent newspapers fiave laboured, and they boast with some success, to place our own government on another bottom ; on the jealousy and hatred of the peo ple. No words of abuse have b.en spa red to stigmatize the men who profefs refpeft and confidence in the adininiltra torsof the national affairs. The clubs, &c. boast of jealojify as a virtue, and claim merit and credit for featuring the feeds of it in every pait of the country; hatred of ministers, sycophants and courtiers, for they use these imported names, is with them independence of spirit. Nothing can exceed their blind haired of what is American, ex?ept their blinoei servility for what is foreign. Are these slanderers rtiiegsdc-Ameri cans, or the stum of Europe ? For, fur-.lv, true blooded citizens would not, and could not, (hew fivch traiterous ar dor to vilify and embroil their own go vernment. Every one knows that the welln-n infurrediion was made by falfe hookj and lying. The artificers of re bellion inlufed into the uninformed and credulous multitude, in the; back coun try the opinions inculcated in the Gene ral Advertiser, the B>>fton Independent Chronicle, and the New-Yotk Patriotic I Register. If the citizens really did put O Jght they not to abhor and to destroy such a government as they have exhibi ted. What honest mad or good patri ot could or would lole a moment's time to stab the vitals of a fyftero founded as they have pretended in artifice and des potism, and admirjaftefed oil the princi ples of usurpation and plunder. The conduct C>f our insurgents is not to be Juftifk'd'i but no man knowing human nature will doubt that the errors of their correspond with the errors of tlifir opinions. It- is time for plain d.aliug—lt is time to profit by the lef of expeiience. If clubs awl news papers, the known and lately the fuc crfaiul inflruments of sedition are not d feu itenancedj tliere will be more fe. dition., The ps clubs and the gross and inceifafit mifrgprcfeuta tiuiu of newspapers, will again produce error, prejudice, jealousy, hatred of au thority, and a deiire to controul and re fill it—and finally, afhial refinance.— This progress is natural and inevitable, and if we had not experience to con found all unbelitf, it would be ahfurd to look for any other consequence. Do those who sow only tares cxpedt wheat ? Tliofe who sow sedition may expeCl to reap rebellion. More infurre&ions will spring from the fame ground ifitfhould be sown and tilled a second time in a fi niilar manner witli that which made the fir ft crop vegetate and ripen beyond the mountains. Vtoiat is the remedy ? Shall the free dom of the lying press s be restrained ? No, by no means ; let the press be free. But let the citizens be free also—and let them frown the incendiaries, clubs and printers into lafignificance. It is the abuse of the public patronage —it is the encouragement of infamous newspapers, which is afforded from pity, from wcak nefs or from nuttaken generosity, that nurse* these vipers and ilores them with poison which they iacefTantly transfiife into the veins of the nation. Why are gazettes devoted to calumny and falfe hood, and a foreign Cataline encoura ged ? Is it to abuse our unrivalled chief magi ft rate, to misrepresent the admini- Ilration of the laws, to garble speeches, to sow the feeds of foreign and civil wais? No, the patrons of the scanda lous gazettes have no such designs. The number of incendiaries throughout the United States is very inconsiderable, and they are chiefly employed in lin king fire in our capital towns. The great body of our citizens are prosper ous and happy, full of confidence and attachment for the government, rejoic ing that the tneafures of peace have pre vailed, and that the laws are enforced against the insurgents. This i> known to be the cafe by every man—the senti ment is bteathed in the addreifes to the Ercfident, and confirmed by his anfwerjj if appears in the flyie of our governors and state legislature's. Yet the industry of our malignants Is not slackened by events. The stream of calumny is ft ill full, and the fountain-head seems unex liauftcd. Public opinion is the fafe, the gentle, thc From papers by the Snnjum. MAESTRICHT, Sept. it. Every thing has been in motion here finre Monday iaft. On that day izfqiudrons and 8 battalions, commanded by General 'Alvinzy, came and encamped under the cannon of our ramparts. This day 4000 Bohemian recruitsjarrived here to complete the Auftriaii battalions. It is said that a very eonfiderablc reinforoem-nt is expect - ed. We arc aflured that the army will I pass thS Meufe this night or to morrow morning. > The day before yesterday part or :h garrison of Conde pafled by this place iii the way to Germany. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 2. An intercepted lcter of t! e Scno 1- tan AmbafTador in Yinna, Ma- quia Gallo, to Armfeldt, has b:en comrr.u.- cated to the conrt, by which rensVrc manifeft the protection which was given Armfeldt by the court of Naples. LEGHORN, Aug. 20. The Spanish fquadrort under Admiral in the MediteiTanc.iS,''cdo(.i"s of 4 jhips of the line of 112 gum, fourteen o' 74, seven frigates o( ;4, am! 2br gs. Another Spanish fqijadrcn oi 4 brigs, under command of Admiral Ora vina, is stationed in the port of Roflas.— The Spanish navy has joined the Bri tish, in or-'.cr to form ablo.kide, exten ding from Cape Mele to Marfcilles, which rcjiders the (navigation of the French on the'eoaft of Provence extremely critical. This fleet has lately captured a Genoese' veflel, bound from Ceuta, to Nice, laden with wine, and four other vefTels, with provisions, bound to Marseilles. The? French, in order to escape froar. the vigi lance of this fleet have hired all the Feluc cas, several of-which, according to letr ters from Genoa of the 13th, have left that port under convoy of a cutter* and two other armed FrencbvefTels sent on pur pose, with orders to keep clefe to the coast.' The fame letters from Genoa inforpi us that the senate, at the request or the French consul, citiien Lath aife, in the name of the Frenth Republic, has given orders fojr the arreftation of the ParifiiUi Ranker, Haller, contradler-general for the French army in Italy, implicated in the financial dilapidations committed by several crea- I tures of Robespierre j but the banker had I found his way to Berne, his native coun try, the day previous to the execution of those orders. i— LONDON, Sept. 18. Two foreigners have been aire fled at Aix-la Chapelle, upon whom were found aflignatsto the amount of jo:,ooo French livres jfeveral letters, sealed 'with the counterfeited coat of ai ms of a gen tleman of high rank, a plan of the Aus trian camp, a defcriptioti of its Itrength, and a long lift of Dutch and German Jacobins which will be very ufeful for the difcoveiy of a great number of fe crct enemies of the public order. Thereportsof the Count D' Artois's arrival in this country are without foundation. His Royal Highness, and the Duke D' Angoulemr, arc still at Rotterdam, where they preserve the ftri&eft incognito. Accounts from Copenhagen of the 26th ult. informs us that the Govern ment there has repealed the edict ifluecl against the liberty of the press, with regard to seditious publications, the edict having only been a momentary measure of police. The French have laid the town of Oftend under a contribution of two mil lions of guilders, which mull be paid in specie; at the fame time they tak(? what goods they think proper from merchants and (hopkeepers, for which they pay in afiignats. At Ghent a requisition was made of sixteen hundred men to drain the water from Sluys. It was complied with, and the inha itants drew lot* among themselves for that purpose. Eight hundred men were required from Bruges They were tefra&ory. The consequence was, that fix thousand troops marched into the town—The tocsin was rung—the inhabitants a (fern bled in great numbers in the Grand Place, when they were instantly sur rounded, and the number required ta ken, without refpeft to rank or richcs, and sent off to make the sanal between Dunkirk and" Furnes navigable, that the veflelt now lying at CHI end may be brought round by an inland navigation, because that haibor is completely block, ed up by the Enfjlifh (hips cruizing be tween that andNieuport. The severity against Bruges for its difobedienec has -been conliderably em bittered. As an example of terror to otlitfr places, they have demanded four million* of guilders, to be paid immedi ately in specie ; and in cafe of non-com pliance, they threaten to introduce a mongst them that hitherto irrefillible argument, the guillotine 1 The great Duke of Malborough, when talking of subsidies, said, that it wag U. he lamented that CJerman fteil was to be (harpened only with British gold. •- September 20. Lord Fitzwilliam's appointment to the Lieutenancy of Ireland, is immedia tely to take place. His lordship's ad miniitration, it is said, is to commence Avith rlic* bringing forward fcveial mea sures which will Be highly gratifying to the people of Ireland, fu h as the repeal of the Convention •>., b- ri rapid e emancipation ol ■ ioi:cs, and some otiier, equ . "ires. Gapt=»rn'B;. Ann tranf - - i horn, the , \V • i :,kJ- s •-f '■>' Wed :.;i■, law twelve ; ;k> t inpoflcllion -1 , \ie abo-e in -1 ■ . . -ertived at uLJo,*d*s • \ Bohemia - -.1 here with i,' ; oafyy enh •'* is expect «. . > , in the aii my ,r : 1 \ Piiiflian cou lieri; . cneb on the 27th, in iiii hen he was caution rd'Or great (well of the ri- r> J i to ve.it urc over a liri !;•. . i v i!t» f a 'd, " that sSif TTtf-n. si « iinrc importance than his life." ST;.TiI PAPER. r The Mlowinj. ■, the copy of a note jyhich hjs been tranfmittrd by the .English Minilters to.the imperial Court. J Becaufeitis not equitable that the states of Atitfrta alont-Bhotild bear the expences of the war, England, through nrtforefteu circumftam-es, finding itlelf disengaged f;om other allinnces, it is the intention of the King of Great Britain, I. That, during the present and the 'fiicceeding Campaigns, ftibiidiei will be granted for 10 ,0 0 men. 11. The above, mentioned rilini'lers of Great Britain, are furnifhed with full powci s for negociating for the capital of lljis subsidy. 111. They will charge themfelvet with tjlie incidental expences; IV. That conijuefts will be made in cortimon. V. That arch Duke Charles shall fee inverted with the principal command if he chufes to accept df it. VI. That England will be bound as a principal for the payment of the sub sidy. notwkhftanding'a thitd part of it is chargeable to Holland. TheEnglifh cniniik-rs add, that they hope this conduit will tend to effect a cloferand more pei tflanent alliance be-' tween the house of Auitria and the Maritime ppwers, an event which has been longwifhed for, apd that, in rffpeft to the importance ofthe Emperor's con cern to prevent an incursion of the French into Italy; England through those motives alone, would continue the payment of the subsidy to the king of Sardinia. In a short time the following number of aen is to be in Britilb jay, viz. Seamen 100,000 Emperor 106.000 I'rufiia 60,000 Emigrants 50,000' Germanic Subsidiaries 50,000 Bvitifh 50,000 Militia and Fenciblei 4<>o,g»o When we recollefi that eleven were borrowed in February last, t] has finer been a vote of credit of tl that Parliament has been ordered ' early in November, to furnifh the with more money,it is not difficult ti an idea of the amount of the ensuing loan. From the imraenfe increase of our military eilabliihment, and the subsidy to be grant ed to the Emperor, it is even probable that it will much exceed that proportion, unlef« miniflers, for fear of alarming the public, fliould chufe to provide for part of the ex pences of the next campaign by temporary expedients. MADRID GAZETTE. [This public print of the 26th uli. which rivals in the Marvellous, the ci-devant Bruflels Gazette, has the following arti cle :] General La Union writes from his camp near that city, that on the I.3th he.devid ed his army into seven parts —fix of which, eompofed of 9000 men each,had orders to make feigned attacks upon the French on all fides, while himfelf, with a choice bo dy of 11,000, made a grand movement, when he completely routed them driving them from all their redoubts, 37 in num ber, and killed their General. He pofiefied himfelf of all their camp equipage, twenty picces of the heaviest ar- titiery, si* howitzers, and a great nam ber of smaller artillery. The number of killed on the part of the enemy was nt known, but conGdered. frsm appearances, riot less than four thoi The French retreated (fays the Gazet< ten leagues bevond Bellegarde. The Spaniih loss, including the I tiigueze auxiliaries, is put down at five hundred and fifteen killed. (The Spanifft Gazette infills on the siege of Bellegarde being completely raised.— I Barrere, whose head would anfwerfor ' % lie, states qui e rhe contrary.) \ \ -ft. George WafhiwJton-, P reft dent of the nited States of America, To the Representatives of the French peo ple members of the committee of pubi Safety of the French Republic, the greo and good friend and ally of the nited States. ——■ On the intimation, of the ivifh of ihe French' Republic, that a new mitoi/ier JbouU.be sent from the United States, 7 re folded tb manifefl my sense oj the readiness with which my request was Fulfilled, by immediately fulfilling the request of your government. It was some time before a charicler could fee obtained worthy of the high office of exprcfiing the attathment of the United States to the happiness of our allies, aiid drawilig clofcrthe bands of our friendihip. t have now made, choice of James Monroe, one of Our diftinguilhed citizens to reside near the French Repub lic,in the quality of MinifterPlenipotentiary of the t/nited States of America. He is i jftrufted to bear to you Our sincere solicitude for your welfare, and culi vatewith zeal the cordiality ft> happily sub- fiitin g between u«. Fron a knowledge of his fidelity, probity and good conduit, T have entire confidence, that he will render himfelf acceptable to you, and give effedt to our defi re of preierving and advancing on all occasions the interest and connection of the two nations. I beftech yon', there fore, to give full credence to whatever lie (hall fay to you on the part of the United States, andmoftof all when he ft all allure you that your prosperity is an 1 objeiSi of our affection. And I pray God to have the French Republic in his holy keeping. Written at Philadelphia, this 28th day of May 1794* Go. WashincYon. ( Sealed with by the President of the the great United States of America, seal.) £dm. Randolph. Secretary of State. j UNITED STATES. NEW YORK, November 13. The report of the aflaffination of Barrere mil Tal'.ieji is probably ill founded ; we have a number of Paris Papers, some as late as September 16, the latest received, and nothing said on the fubjeift. Reports by the! Sanfom fay, that the King of Great Britain has had a misun derstanding witb the ministry on account of the supplies for the army, and that the Fmperor has declined granf'Bj the troops stipulated for by Earl Spencer. A fiojb days ago, the ship Maty from Ne'ajhuryport, bound to Wajhington on the Potomak, loaded e unable, and their being called upon it this moment to bring forward their rlaims, kads them to fear that .'lie A nerican miniftermay be induced to ac juiefce in some such arrangements as it here held out. If the neigociation should result in iny thing like this, we are firmly per uaded that a great proportion of the Sufferers would rather abandon their :laims than encounter so certain an ex- % ' pence for so uncertain a remedy. They ire too well acquainted with the delays ind cxpenfe of British courts, and in s;reat in the aggregate, is divided into so many hands at to vender it iinpofii. in such a prosecution. Indeed it the common process of the courts are to be relied on, it tan only be an object to those who have large pro perty to pursue it, for after all the cx pehce is incurred and the delay borne, they cnuft have their remedy againlt the owners of privateers or captains of men of war who may not have the means of compensation in their power, and then only can they have recourse to the Bri govrmment. Under the influence of such opinions J9 these, it is noMo be wondered at that the merchants should be unwilling to concur in any measure, that would biiid them to a general contribution: th * of them who think their claims of fuf ficieut magnitude, and have the means left, will prafecute their claims; while a number of others will rely on (he jus tice of their own country. Fiom inquiry of the pcrfons met it appears that there were but few who had not alrendy obtained authentic co pies of the proceedings of the courts, though they were not many who had entered" appeals. It was understood too that the appeals may be entered in Eng. land, without notice to the captors from the appellants. Should that opinion be well founded, and that the government of the United States think proper to take upon itfelf the prosecution of the claims in Eng land, it would be reasonable and proper that the merchants should, at their ex pence, obtain the proceedings of the courts; and those who met authorifrd us to inform you, that under that con lition, they would do so. jS,/* We have thought it better, on so im •'cate to portant a fubjeft, to commmu*- you in writing the inltrud'tion given to us and the opinion we entertain j at the fame time to assure you fir, that we will give every afiiflance in our power to go vernment in the bufmefs for which we are chosen, and will attend at all times when you may think it ncceffary to call upon us. In the discharge of the troll reposed in us, we (hall probably find it necefiary to correspond with the mer chants in other states to .tolled their o pinions upon this important business, and will communicate, freely to you any information we obtain that may be deem ed ufeful. ' ifjp In behalf and by ordei" of, the com mittee, 1 have the honor to be fir, your most humble servant, THOS. FITZSjIMO Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1794- SIR, Although from my knowledge of 'he Piefident's ai,. iety to procure compen sation for the iufferers under British de predations, and of the measures which he had pursued, I declare to you my persuasion, that he would approve what was proposed in your letttr of the 2;d ultimo ; yet I could not fpeakdefinitive ly until his return. ►