Look round, Sir, said Mr. Ames, if you please, and decide whether there is one man who is not principled as a republican, whc does not think such a form adapted to ou people and our people to itjand who wouli ' no! toed hi, blood and spend hislaft Aillini * agafnft the introduction of monarchy ? persuade myfelf, Sir, there i> not eve) one man here whom any other member e ven thinks in his heart is to be fufpeCiei » on that head. * The other slander which has contribu ted to kindle a civil war is the paper nobi lit} in Congress: that the taxes are voted so the fake, and carried solely by the ftrengtl of those who put the proceeds in thei , pockets. ; Is there a word of truth in this On the contrary, there are probably no ten members who have any mtereft in th. funds,and that interest very inconsiderable 1» it probable therefore, that when tin citizens have been led by calumny and lie to despise the government and its ministers - to dread and hate it, that the infurrcftioi is not owing to the men and the socle tics, wlio have invented or confirmed an< (diffufed the fiandersj? When the rage o thele paflions broke out into a civil war, an those incendiaries innocent, who inspire( that rage, who nourifhed'it from time t< time with fiefhcombuftibles, and who a last fanned it into an open flame. ? The fail is too notorious for any mar even to pretend ignoranee, that the infur gents were encouraged to take arms b; the dclufive hope that the militia wonk not turn out agaift them. Had they be lieved that the citizens were as firm ai forgovernment,as to their immortal honoi they lhewn that they have are, would the folly or desperation of the wieftern peopli have proceeded to arms ? They would not But the felt-made societies had publifli ed that the rulers were tyrants, ul'urpers and plunderers, abhorred by the people who would soon hurl them down. Let us ask a moments pause to refleCt wha what would have begn the fate of Ame rica, if these paiLide clubs had reall] proceeded in poisoning the public mind, ai completely as they attempted to do. Th< western insurgents would have found ar mies not to suppress but to aflift them.— The fairedifice of liberty, the palladi bm of our country, the world's hop< would be crumbled to powder. Mr. • Ames then proceeded to notici some of the observations which had beer Urged against the motion: He alked whe ther in a point that so nearly concernec truth, and duty, the Committee coulc conciliate, that is, deny the truth and be tray their duty". The proposition stated bj the President was true, & had been prov ed to be so. Shall our (ilence suppress 01 contradict the,dictates of this conviction It it urged that we have no right to pali this Vote ; a fmgular objection, fmce thofi who makeit are consenting to theadop tion of the clause, to which the wort felf-created societies are moved to bead ded. That clause is as improper, and ai unconllitutional a declaration as the a rViendment. Is it possible that those are fe rious in this objection, who voted ap jlaufe to General Wayne and his gallan army ! Is this house a court martial to trj them if they had done ill inltead of well?— Had the State Legislatures no right to pas votes refpeCling the Cincinnati? Then w< have no right to answer the speech at all as the constitution is silent on that head.— But are gentlemen who profefs so otmcl attachment to the people, and their rights disposed to abolilh one of the molt figna the charaCterof this house as the grand in quest of the nation, as those who are no onfy to impeach those who perpetrati ofTences, but to watch and give the alarn for the prevention of such attempts. We are alked, with some pathos, wil you punifli Clubs, with your censure unheard, untried, confounding the in tioccnt with the guilty ? Censure is no punishment, unltfs it it merited, for wi merely allude to certain felf-created so cieties, which have disregarded thi troth, and fomented the outrages again 1 th« laws. Those which have been in> noeent will remain uncenfured. It 1 said, worthy men belong to those Clubs They may be as men not wanting ii merit, but when they join societies whicl are employed to foment outrages againf the laws, they afe no longer innocent They become bad citizens. If mno cence happens to stray into £uch com pany, it is loft. The men really goo< wll quit such connexions, and it is ; fcft, that the molt refpedted of. thof< who we're laid to belong to them, havi long ago renounced them. Honest ere dulotis men may be drawn in to favou »ery bad designs, but so far as they d< ' it, they defepre the reproach which thi vote contains, that of being unwortlr citizens. If the worst men in society have led the moil credulous and inconsiderate astray, the latter will undoubtedly come to reflection the foener for an appeal to their sense of duty. This appeal is made in terms which truth juftifies, and which apply only to those who have been criminal. It is said that this vote will raise up the clubs into importance. One mem ber has even folenmly warned us against the awakening of their tefentments. It is not clear to my understanding, said Mr. Ames, how all the consequences which have been predicted from this vote will be accomphflied. This is a breach of right, a crulhing of those free Societies by our censure. It is putting them down, and yet we are warned that it is raising them up and malting them stronger than this governmant. The friends of the motion are said not to agree in the principle of their defence of it, and therefore it is boldly affirmed that they have no principle, is there any difficulty in retorting this inventive? If this vote will call the attention of the people of America to the fubjeft, so much the better. The truth will no doubt be fought and found at last, and with such an enlightened public, I ex pedt the result will be made with its tifual good sense. That the felf-created societies described in the clause are cal culated to destroy a free government; that they will certainly destroy its tran quility and harmony, and greatly cor rupt the integrity of the rulers, and the morals of the people. ! In the course of his remarks, Mr. Ames strongly infilled that the vote was not indefinite in its terms. Socie tie® were not reprobated becauie they were ft If made, nor because they' were political societies. Every body as rea dily admitted that they might be inno cent, as that they have been generally imprudent. It is such societies ai have been regardless of the truth, and have fomented the outrages again ft the law, &c. * • Nor is the intention of this amend ment to flatter the President, as it has been intimated. He surely has little need of our praise on any pcrfonal ac coiAt. This late signal aft of duty is already with his grateful country, with faithful history : nor is it in our powei, or in those of any offended felf-created societies, to impair that tribute which will be offered to him. As little ground is there for faying that it is intended to ftifle the freedom of speech and of the press, since the very persons who charge" this, tell us, that it will have the contra ry effect. The question is simply will you sup port your «hies magistrate ? Our vote does not go merely to one man and to his feelings. It goes to the trust. When clubs are arrayed against your go'vern ment, and your chief magistrate deeided- I 'y arrays the militia to suppress their in furredHon, will you countenance or dis countenance the officer ? will you ever fuffer this house, the country, or even one seditious man in it, to question for an instant whether your approbation and co operation will be less prompt and cor dial than his efforts to support the laws ? Is it fafe, is it honorable, to make a precedent, and that no less solemn than humiliating, which will authorise, which will compel every future president to doubt whether you will approve him or the clubs ? The President now in office would doubtlcfs do his duty promptly and with decision in such a cafe. But can you expect it from human nature, and if you could, would you put it at risk whether in future a President (hall balance between his duty and his fear of yourcenfure. The danger is. that a chief magistrate, eledtive as ours is, will temporise, will delay, will put the laws into treaty with offenders, and will even ensure a civil war perhaps the kiss of our free government, by the want of proper energy to quench the firft sparks. You ought therefore on every occasion to /hew the mod cordial support ot the executive in support of the laws. This is the oscafion. If it is dan gerous to liberty, against right and jus tice, against truth and decency, to adopt the amendment, as it has bee« argued, then the President and Senate have done all this, Mr. Ames concluded with faying, that in a speech so long, containing such various matter, aßd so rapidly delivered, he might Jiave dropped many obfcrvati- ons in an incorrcf them, every where, are equ:.l!y at ached to the 1 luminous and vital pnnci )le of our conilitution, which enjoins, hat the will of the majority ihall prevail: That they uudciHand i lie indifl'oltibk mion between true libeity and regular ;overnment: That they feel their dutie.- 10 less than they are watchful over theii '>ihts: That they will be as ready at 11 times ro crush licentioafnefs, as they lave been to defeat ufurpation;—ln ; vord, that they are capable of carrying nto execution that noble plan of felt" government, which they have chofei) is the guarantee of their own happiness ind theafylum for that of all from eve ychme, who may wilh to unite theii leftiny with ours. These are the j 1111 inferences flowing rom the promptitude with which the ummons to the Handard of the laws hai >een obeyed; and from the fentimenti vhich have been witnefTcd in every de cription of citizens, in every quarter o: he Union. The fpettacle therefore vhen viewed in its true light, may wel >e affirmed to display in equal luftrethi irtues of the American charadler, anc he value of Republican Government \ll mull particularly acknowledge anc pplaud the patriotism of that portior if citizens, who have freely facrificec very thing, less dear than the love o! heir country, to the metitorious talk o; lefending its happiness. In the pait which you yourfelf hav( lorne through this delicate and diflielf ng period, we trace the additiona iroofs :t has afforded of your folicitud< or the public good. Your laudabh nd fuccefsful endeavours to render leni. y in executing the laws conducive tc heir real energy, and to convert tumuli nto order, without the effufion of blood orm a particular title to the confident ind praise of your constituents. In al hat may be found neceflary, on out part, to complete this benevolent pur pose, and to fecurc the minillers ant friends of the laws against the remain! as danger, our due co-operation will b< afforded. The other fubjefts which you hav< tecommended, or communicated, anc of which several are peculiarly intcreft ing, will all receive the attention which they demand. We are deeply impress ed with the importance of an effedhia organization of the militia. + TT • • We rejoice at the intelligence of the advance and success of rfie army und.r the command of General Wayni ; whether we regard it as a proof of the perseverance, prowess and superiority of our troops, or as a happy presage ta our military operations again ft the hostile Indians, and as a probable prelude to the establishment of a lading peace, up on terms of candour, equity and good neighbourhood,—werecciveit with the greater pleasure, as it increases the pro bability of foo'ner restoring a part of the public resources to the defirablc «bje& of reducing the public debt. We ft)all on this, as on all occasions, be disposed to adopt any measure which may advance the fafety and prosperity of our country. He relied on In nothing can we more cordially u nite with you than in imploring the Su preme Ruler of Nations to multiply his blessings on the United States—to guard our free and happy constitution againfl every machination and danger and to make it the best lource of public Itappinefs, by verifying its character of being the best fafe-guard of human rights. 7*o which the Prejident anjwercd: GKNTLEMEN, I anticipated with confidence, the concurrence 6f the House of Represen tatives, In the regret produced by the infurreftion. Every effort ought to be Used to discountenance what has contri buted to foment it ; and thus discou rage a repetition of like attempt!. For, notwithstanding the confclationa which may be drawn from the iflue of this e vent, it is far better that the ar-.ful ap proaches to such a fit nation of things fliould be checked by the vigilant and duly admonished patriotism of our fel low-citizeiu, than that the evil (hould encreafe until it becomes neceflary to crulh it by the strength of their arm. I am happy that the part which I have myfelt borne on this occasion, receives the approbation of your House. For the dis charge of a constitutional duty, it isa fuf ficient reward to me to be affiled that you will unite in cpnfummating what remains to be dona. I I feel, ado, preat in lea?nin? that the odifriuVVigs wfcfrl) J l.ive com muui.ated, or rerommetided, will meet with due attention ; that you are deeply imprefled with the importance of"an eff;ist ual organ Nation ft the Militia; and that "he advance and liicceis ot the army under the command of Gen. Wayne, is regar ded by you, bo less than myfclf, as a proof oftheperfeveieuce, prowels, andfuperio rity of our troops. G. WASHINGTON. PHILADELPHIA, DECK MB BR i Extract of a letter from a gentleman in London, to his friend in this City, dat ed Odl. 3, 1794. " I en'clofe you several newspapers— You will be pleased to find, that the Con vention of France begin toga.her courage enough to speak of the Jacobins as they deserve. lam not without a hope, that the empire of these Jsif-co>iJhtuted Rulers will loon yield to that which the People constituted. " But whatever detestation many may feel for the violences of Paris, I think none can refufe admiration to the courage and constancy of the armies and mass of the nation : Not an instance has yet occurred of defection sr revolt in any quarter ; but , on the contrary, an energy pervades their military system of conduct, of which the world has not before fecn an example from the 15 th to the 22d of September has been a fcens of conftant.adlion on the [ frontiers of Holland, where the allies have been every where worftcd—there appears now no chance of their being able to rally on this fide of the Rhine—and Holland is in serious danger. " Where all this is to end I know not, but I think there exists 011 this fide the At lantic a strange delirium, from which some w 11 only be awak'd by ruin." The gentlemen composing the First City I Troop of Horse, desirous of evidencing a sincere regret for the loss of their much lamented friend and companion, Mr. Me redith Clymer, who unfortunately di ed on the late expedition, have agreed to wear a crape for thirty days, in commem oration of his service , and of the patriotic principles which distinguished his character A Gold Watch lost. On Sunday aftcrr Don the 30th inft. sup. posed between St. Peter's church & Sprue* street, a Ladies .'mail scold French chafed Watch. The kej hi,| e is 1:1 the Dial Plate. Any person having found the fame, & will bring it to No. 161, fr.utli Second Street, ittall receive Eight Dollars Reward. If offered for ftuc, the Waith Maker!, 111 this city are requeit d 10 Hop it and giv • information as above. Dec. 1 d Old American Company. •■mSSi THEATRE.—CEDAR STREET. THE LAST NIGHT 7 HIS SEASON Mr. Hodgkinfon RefpeiSlfullv acquaint the Citizens in ge neral, that on account of iMr. Prigmore's illness continuing, and Mrs. Hodgkinfon being very hoarse, The very popular OPERA of The HAUNTED TOWER, With new Scenery and decorations—by particular desire, the Dance of the TWO PHILOSOPHERS. And the Comedy of the L Y A R, Are inevitably postponed until To-morrowevening (Tuesday) When the performanDe will ,most cer tainly take place, Mr. King havjjig kindly undertaken to represent the Baron of Oak land. Should the weather prove unfavorable, there will be a platform laid from the Theatre door to the corner of Fourth street. Theatre, Monday. Dec. i Tickets may be had at the usual places, and of Mr. and Mrs. Hodgkinfon, No. 89 Fourth street south. The doors will be opened at half after five, and the ciirtain drawn up precisely at half after fix o'clock. Meflrs. HALLAM & HODGKlNSON refpe&fully acquaint the Citikens in gene ral, that every expcncc hji been chearful ly sustained. that might tend to make the Old American Company, worthy a /hare of their patronage, during the short (lay the nature of their engagements will permit jhera to make here. Places in the Boxes may be had at the Box Office, from ten to one every day (Sundays excepted) and on days of per formance from three to five P. M. where al(b tickets may be had, and at Mr. Brad ford's book-ltore, No. 8, south Front street, and at Mr. Can 's music-store. BOX, one Dollar—PlTT, three quar ters —GALLERY, half a dollar- Foreign Intelligence. L O N.D O N, oa, 21 Yefterdav at noon a council was held at the Duke of Portland's office, when Smith, Higgins, and Le Jtfaiirc, were re examined on the charge oi' conspiracy - the lifeol" his'majelly. The coi!*i..;i v brok.e up at 5 o'clock, whenihey wu-e re manded to different prifi.ns, and to mor row arc-so be re-exomined before the coun cil, wiiich will meet at 3 o'clock. Mr. Mortiuior the gunfinith, attended t/je privy council onTuefday, to give liio opinion upon the inltruriient. He was adced whether he thought it calculated 10 produce the intended horrible effect ? He saw no reason to think the infin - ment could fail. The dart, he said, was one of the most artful pieces of workfflanflu'p he had v. ver seen, but was not quite perfect ; :::ut he conceived the form of it was taken from a description in the Encycl.i; a!- dia. The manner of its being uled mult iiave been by the dart's be.rig thrown rrorr 4 person above the level, oiherr.'iie '.lie liquid poison could riot have take:i effect; but when it had once hit in u slanting diredion, it was fatal. The barbs go into the head of the »rro>v, in its progrels, thro' any fubilance, and fir - open when the weapon is lodged. /< t the time they do so, the poiion circu lates thro a tube to the point, is absor bed by theflelh, and the head of the ar row remains immoveable. The tube thro' which it has to pass, is about two feet in length, and made cf brass, seemingly designed to be attacl>- ed to a walking flick. Thei e are con trivances to discharge the dart, all con faulted in the perfection of fiend like manner. Beck, the fadlcr, who got out of the way when the warrant against him wa» ifTued, is now in custody. As far as they have yet been dilio vered, the circumstances appear to have been as follows : 1 hofc persons had, in coujun&ion, and instigated by motivca which it is impossible to formed the diabolical resolution of at tempting the life of the king. This horrid attempt was to be cained into execution at the Theatre, and in a man* ner entirely of their device. Other ac counts (late it to have been intended to be carried into execution as this day at Windfur; but the former we. bcljcvi to be the more correct account. PHILADELPHIA,. Dec. i abstract. The European intelligence received !>v the last arrivals is very perplexed—we ga ther from the whole, that the French arms have been lo victorious that the lilies have generally been compelled to retrograde " alias fall buck"— The left wing of Clairla.t s armvhas been fuccfiively attack ed, and fuccefiively beater—/rom the i 4 th to the 21ft September—about that period the allies appear to have been deranged in their plans of operations, that the great objeas of Clairfait appear to have been to succour the retreatmg troops, and to concenter his forces in some new porti on to check the advances of the French— this idea induced him to throw a Ur.'e re inforcement into Maeftricht. The ljuke of York's army it appears was cut otffroni any co-operation with Clairfait—ha was hkewife retreating-. With refpe# to the Prussians on the Rhine, under the command of Geneir.l Mollendorf—it is stated that on the 21 it of September they carried the pi.it 0 f Kaifciflautern and made 300 ) of the French prisoners—the accounts how. ever read in the National Convents on the 3d October, fay, that on the fairs day the French retook that post tbefe accounts tho' not incomp.r - !e, appur rather improbable—r-iornc. mistake may have taken place in refpedt to dat There was a report in circulation vc fterday, Sunday—that a subsequent ac tion had taken place between the Frcnch and the allies, under General Clairfait, in which the latter was totally defeated and his aimy cut to pieces—this it was said, was effected i>y General Jourdan who had been joined by the army 'under Pichegru—lt is now said that the Duke of York had joined General Clairfait with a large body of troops, after cut ting his way thro' a part of the French army—this last account is ft,id to b: brought by a gentleman a rived at Bal timore, who left London the eleventh of o£tober.— (E/* The Ship Manchester's tetter Bag, will be taken ffom the PoJt-Of. sice on Tuefdav morning the 2d De cember, at 9 o'Clock. NEW-YORK, Nov. 17. - A (hip just arrived from Malaga, called John Bapt'ft, Capt Delhano, fpuke a ship 4 days ago, out 38 davs from London who informed that the French had TA KEN AMSTERDAM. •X) »