lutioiunr ojnwrnaiort timing t
,it pr.pofal thi»t every agent of jrr>-
ve nro. i who should go beyond its li
ti% he pnwfllrf with death.
M. ,n!in of Thionvi'le was iig'ii;.{l
th<: ;ncr.fures proposed by Dubois-
Crance.
Bentabole. A Sans Culottes might
iot to believe, that tlie cry of vive la
is the watch-word of the
rwyalifts ; for if we permitted such an
jpinioii to gain credit, who should af
tttivards dare to cry, vfve la Conventi-
Bii. I demand that the committee of
General Safety mske a report on that
fubjeft.
Bourdon ps Oife. It is below the
dignity of the Convention to occupy
itfejf a handful of intriguers of one
•orfhe ot'isr party. No great event
h.is ever taken place, but the Anftocrats,
W i )fe number is very fmill, have tried
to takr advantage of it. Amongthofe
ed the Mufeadins, men, who under a
pretext of sick, have quitted the
army, though the/ were in good health.
It would indeed be better for them to
re nain at their pod , on the other hand
] saw men fuik in ciimes the soldiers
of Robifpieire, who ha-c filled their
pockeis w.th the money he squandered
away, and dipt their hands in the blood
he shed. It will be lufficient to hear
the report of committees, and to
drive away all thpfe who trouble the
ptare and tranquilr t of Paris.
.Merlin, of Dou»-., announced, that
the expe&ed report would be immedi
ately made. He propofeifr, mean while,
an additional decree to the law of the
4th of September. Adopted.
Sybflance of the Decree.
The citizens who did not reside at
Paiis before June rg, are ordered to
leave the ttty on the day following the
publicatii.il of the present decree, to
piocefd durirg tlie firlt two days at
lealt 30 miles from Paris ; to join their
rtfpertive homes, and to jultify of their
tetuin, before their municipality, du
ring a delay of two decades for thqfe
win) are 390 miles or less from the ca
pital and of four decades for thole who
are at a greater di'tance from Paris.
The Convention adopted the mea
sures presented by Tretlhurd, in order
to erufh a few daring rioters at Mar
leilles.
Merlin (of Thionvillc) pretended
tliat the meafut;es adopted Were not
fufflcient. The confpiiators, he said,
do not only threaten the republic at
Marseilles, but the popular societies,
the communes of all the south of trance
are confederated, and correfpood with
each other.
A letter of Marseilles informed the
Jacobins, that a battalion was necessary
for their assistance.' It is therefore un
quellionable, that there exifls a treaty
between the focicty of Marseilles and
that of the Jacobins. I demand, that
the seal be put on the place of its fit
tings, and that the members of that
society be defended to aflemble public
ly, before every one of them has proved,
that he was at his pod during the night
of the 27th to the 28th of Ju'y, viz.
in his feftion, or among the armed
force which defended the National Con-
* ■ 1
vcntion.
This motion, like the oath of Mer
Hn, to conquer or to die at Mayencc,
died on the air.
The translation of the ashes of Marat
took place to-day.
The chariot which carried the re
nains of Marat, was drawn by 12 hor
cs, four a bread.
1 lie colours of the Republic, carrier
peared the National Convention fur
which was held by the veterans, former
ly the guard of the Convention.
The young warrior* of the Camp
fits Sablons diftinguilhed themselves
particularly by their order and maitiiil
appearance.
members of the National Academy of
ir/i C ' a l^e eo P' e ' after having
aniltcd at this feftival, went to the dif
ei ent theatres, which were opened era
6
Official Account of the Recapture of Edie.J
garde.
BELLEGARDE, Sept. 18.
Citizens Representatives,
The army of the Eastern Pyrenees
as just put the seal on the triumph of
1 e Republic in its own territory, now
fHtiß'ly purged of foreign enemies.—
c S ar de is in our hand*. It is the
pnzeof an obstinate and fevcre block
* '-'i wliith lu s forcsd the garrison to
"i render at difcrction, by submitting
s^3frizL -i
th„-ir h'z to the jjereroSty of the
French. Rellegarne is inta£>, and in
this fta*» of integrity our frontiers are
prote&ed at the expencf of the Spa
nifli; this place procures us 60 pieces
of Artillery, and 400 quintals of pow
der.
Salut and Fraternity.
(Signed)
UNITED STATES.
B O S T O N, December 6.
Of JACOBINS —a parallel.
The Prefidcnt
Of the United
States, speaking of
the Pittfburg rebel
lion, fays, " The
very forbearance of
government to press
prosecutions, • was
mifmterpreted into
fear of urging the
execution of the
laws," and from a
belief, that by a
more formal "eon
cert their operation
might be defeated,
certain frlf-created
societies afiiimed the
tone of condemna
tion."
" WheH in the
calm moments of re
flexion, they lhall
have retraced the
origin and progress
of the infurre&ion,
let them (the citi
zens of America)
determine whether
it has not been fo
mented by combin
ations of men, who
have
from an ignorance
orperverfionof fails
suspicions, jealou
sies, and accusations
on 'the whole gov
ernment."
PHILADELPHIA,
DECEMBER 16.
If personal accomplishments, an amia
ble charadler, an improved mind, engage
ing manners, and agreeable future prof
pefts, could have rescued any one from the
grave; Mr. William Weed, son of
Mrs. Mary Weed of this City, would
still have lived !
But as it is appointed for all men once to
die ; this lovely youth was fummonnd out
of time into Eternity in the lift year of his
age, on the 24th of September last, in the
Illand of St. Domingo, after ten days ill
ness with the Yellow Fever !
During his confinement every attention
was paid to him by a number of the princi
pal inhaoitants—but their friendly aid com
bined with the best medical atliftance could
not save this deserving stranger !
The mercantile house where he served
his apprenticeihip and a numerous class of
Philadelphians with whom, though young
he had contracted an acquaintance, can only
judge of the feelings of a bereaved Parent
on this melancholy event, who in the Fall
of 1793, loft her Hufnand by the fame
direful malady—The tidings or her son's
death having been communicated to the
Family a few days ago, a fef-mon suitable
to the mournful occasion, was delivered
on Lord's Day morning last by the Rev.
f>r. William Roger j, from the 119 th
Ffalm and 71ft. verse.
" It is good for me that I have been af
filed"
" The dear delights we here enjoy,
And fondly call our own
Are but short favors borrow'd now, (
To be repaid anon."
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK Dec. 13.
Private letters from Amsterdam by
the Charlotte, advise that the Burgo
masters of fonje cities in Holland have
resigned their offices and decline serving
under the present administration. In
deed a total Revolution in Holland was
expected—the peace of Amsterdam is
kept by loaded eannon only. A revo
lution there will detach Holland from
her alliance with England ; so that not
only commerce, but the political machine
of Europe will be ftiaken by this
event.
RICHMOND, December 8.
The" Bill to fubjeft Lands to be
Sold for the payment of Debts, „ which
has occupied the attention of the Le
gislature ps this Commonwealth for f=-
veral day 9 past, was, on Friday'laft, de
termined in the negative, with a majo
rity of 16 vote?.
DUCOMIER,
General in Chief.
, The Convention
Of France, fay
to their coiiftituents
" Such is the cha
raiHer of those
whom ambition
makes tyrants.
They profefs prin
ciples—they utter
sentiments which
they do not pofTcfs—
They call themselves
the friends, of the
people, and they
love only to rule—
they speak of the
rigb.sof Men, and
they aim only to rob
man of his rights."
" The security
of liberty consists
at once, in the force
of the people,and in
their unity with the*
government which
has merited their
confidence."
'' No private au
thority, or clubs, is
the people, or ought
to ail or speak in
their name."
" The Conventi
on will not fufFer
any voices to be
heard in the Repub
lic, which speak
louder than the Na
tional Representa
tion."
tiV- A-
Of the CONSTITUTION of VIR
GINIA
ExtraS from a publication in the Rich-
mond
" The constitution is in every body' B
hands, it would therefore be idle to re
peat it ; especially as the ingenious Mr.
Jefferfon gives the heads of it in his
Notes, and as he must know its advan
tages and imperfe&ions better than a
stranger ; I will give you only a sum
mary of his observations', with a few ad
ditional reflections that have occurred to
me, and 1 beg you will not, conclude
from a few errors in philosophy ortafte,
which are objected to that work in En
rope, that both the author and his work
are not deserving of the utmost confi
dence—He at this moment enjoys a
place of the highest trust, with the con
fidence and elteem of hit country. I
must, however, put you on your guard
against one political observation, page
93, Phila. ed. " Civil government is
the sole objett of forming focictics."—
The reverse of the proposition is certain
ly the truth—That ci»il government is
merely a creature of society, founded
upon its wants—society itfelf is coeval
with the formation of man.
But .to retarn to tils objections to the
constitution, all of which appear found
ed—They are—
ill. The majority of those who pay
and fight for the Hate, are not repre
sented. •
2d. The representation is unequal—
Warwick county, which contains only
100 fighting men, has an equal repre
prefentation with Loudon, containing
1746.
3d. The Senate is too " homogene
om" with the House of Delegates—
This Greek term, he explains, by tell
ing us they are ele&ed by the fame per
sons, from the fame fubjetfts.
4th. All the powers of government,
legrflative, executive and judiciary, re
sult to the fapie body—so that the pub
lic money and public liberty, intended
to have been deposited with three bran
ches of magidracy, are found inadver
tently to be in the hands of one only ;
and 173 despots, will, with tinfe, be
surely as opprefiive as one; let those
who doubt it, turn their eyei on the re
public of, Venice.
sth. The ordinary legislature ttiay al
ter the constitution itfelf. ,
6th. They exercise a power determi
ning their own quorum ; they voted
that 40 members should be a house to
proceed to business; from 40 it may
therefore be reduced to 4, and from 4
to one, and thus an oligarchy or mo
narchy may be substituted under formi
supposed legal.
N E W - Y O R K.
From a London Paper.
Since the commencement of the pre
sent hoftililies—
66 French (hips of war have been
taken or deilroyed, mounting guns.
8 have been taken from us,
58 Majority in favor of Britain, 2978
[But how stands the debt and credit
of Privateering business ? Do your
Merchants boast of a balancc in their
favor \
The Republicans of France boast of
their virtue* and the vices of courts.
Let facts decide this point. Under one
ftiort administration of a few months, fix
millions sterling escaped from, the French
treafurj, and not a sous of it was ever
accounted for.
By a report of St. Just, madejuft 1
before his execution, it appears, that
one hundred and sixty four millions of
livres had been expended in less than a
year, in bribing people in Turkey, Ge
noa, and Switzerland. This report was
fuppretTed, as soon as published ; but
too late ; some copies escaped and told
the truth.
ascribed to a disposition unfriendly to
France. This is not the fact. We
are friendly to Fiance. Another thing
—We are friendly to truth ; and de
termined to publish it.
Another thing—The foregoing ap
propriations money for feeret
fetvice, were made by the Jacobin
Committee—not by the Convention.
One fact more. The feeret service
money of the corrupt Britilh court was
two or three millions sterling, the lafl
year—but 164,000,000 livres is aboul
fix millions and a half Sterling. Quo<
Nota.
PATERSON FESTIVAL.
The Scotchmen here, met at Capt.
Goodwin's Tavern on Monday t|. Gift
Dec. to celebrate the aifniverfary of St.
Andrew. They dined together, and
after dinner frveral Toads were given,
and song» sung adapted to the occasion,
after which they adjourned to the ball
room, which was decorated with feftooi:j
I V'""-' -
irul wreaths of evirgreen , out en'!
was Sr. Andrew on the cross, 4;ri at
the other the Scot's thilUe, over
was a liberty cap ; and from :!ie n,id
die of the room was ftifprnded a gar
land ®f evergreen, as an emblem of li
berty. There the bra' lods of Scotia,
joined by those from the country, vied
with one another who should pay the
greatest attention to the fur daughter,
of America. It is but justice to all pre
sent, to fay that every thing was con
duced with the greatelt harmony and
propriety.' , '
Mr. Goodwin's attention to please
was truly corifpicuous, and as f'lch, met
the entire approbation of all present.
TOASTS GIVEN.
All our friends in Scotland, may they
enjoy the fame liberty, harmony and
good cheer, as we do.
All ourcouutrymen in America, may
they sill beha\e so as none of us need be
ashamed of them either at home or a
broad.
The Scots thistle, may it wound the
hand that would hurt it.
The President of the United States.
The Congress of America, may wif
dom, justice, libei ty... and concord, al
ways attend their deliberations.
The land we live in, may God ahvavs
bltfs it with a President, who like the
present, knows when to arm, whether
in the support of liberty, or the over
throw of iicentioufnefs.
All our brethren of ftiankind, may
those who wi(h for liberty enjoy it, and
those who enjoy it, know how to life it.
The Sans Culottes of France, may
the robes of all the Emperors, Kings,
Princes, arid Potentates, now employed
in ftippreffing she flame of liberty, be
cut up to make them breeches.
This Day is Published,
A N
Authentic History
or the
Revolution in Geneva:
Price 11 t-t Cents.
The writer. of tltc etbtve introduce* ths follotv-
S Mtcrijltng remark -r
u iSLith 3 detail wili be neither void of
interest noi utility to your prudent coun,
trymcn, May they re(K-<3 on it with at.
tcntion, and learn by the disastrous exam,
pie of the inoft democratieal slate that ex
ists on the continent of Europe, the ex.
treme danger of foreign influence ; and a.
bore all, how rapid and inevitable it ij t"
trausgrefs the feeble in'tcjval which* 'epa.
rates the abuse of liberty from its ruin !"
Sold by Thoinas Dobfon, No. 41, Sscond
street, John Ormrod, Cfwfnut ftreer, b
M. Carey, Mai kct ftiect, «nd by the Edi
tor hereof.
December 11
NEW THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING -
December 17.
Will be Presented,
A TRAGEDY, called
3'94
216
ISABELLA,
O R,
The Fatal Marriage.
Count Baldwin,
Biron,
Carlos,
Villeroy,
Safnpfon,
Belford,
Pedro,
Officer,
Isabella,
Nurse,
With new SCENERY, designed and ex
ecuted by Mr. Milbourne.
To which nvill he added,
A COMIC OPERA, called
RO S I
Belville,
Captain Belville,
William,
Rustic,
ift Irilhman,
id Irilhman,
Rofina,
Dorcas,
Phoebe,
Box one Dol'ar—PUi J pi' a Dollar—and
Gallery £ a doiiai
Tbedoors will bc opincjf
and the pcrformarice bfgin at illt
o'clptls. " " ' ' '
Tickers and places for the Boxes to be
taken of Mr. WiLbs, at toe Tl.earrt,
from ten*tili one, and oil days of pc form
ance from TEN'iil! three o'clock.
Ladies and Gentlemen are reqnefted to
fend their servants to keep places by five
o'clock, and order them, as soon as the
company arc feattd, to withdraw, as they
cannot on any account be permitted to re
main.
No money or tickets to lie returned, nor
any perfen on ally account whatsoever, ad
mitted behind the fceries.
Vivat Rdpublica!
• Addrefn of General Sxith, to the
j officer» and ioldiers of the Maryland
j br.gade, at the Camp near Pierce't
Ferry, when thejr received orders for
their return
j Camp near Pierce's Ferry, Nov. IJ,
t To the officers and soldiers of the Mi-
It is with pieafure that ] congratu
late you on the order to return to your
own homes, after having performed the
molt faded of all duties, that of having
contributed to the lupport of our free
and excellent government and its laws :
—A duty which }ou. have pei formed
in a molt severe aitd inclement feafcr,
and over the most mountainous and rug
ged part of America, with a fort it a, ie
and patience that itaes honor to voor
felves and your country. You have af
fifte'd to cob\irn.e the world that
free men and free republics can and
willfuppo:t their conttitution and their
laws without the aid of a Handing aimv,
:\nd that altho' a few may he deiud;,l
into errors, by designing and ambit iitus
men, yet that the great body <Sf the
people of America are lovers of order,
and are ready to l'ifk their lives to pre
vent anarchy and confufion.
Permit me to acknowledge my per
foncl obligations to you for th*order &
discipline that have reigned in the ranks
and for the able afliftance I have recei".
Ed from the ir.Snireattentiouto'their du
ty that has been 13 conspicuous among
the officers.—lt is with the highest fn
tisfafiion that I can assert that you have
literally obeyed the injundions of your'
beloved Prelidcut; that going to en
force the laws, you have direfuliy a
voided the infraition of any.
You will each of you return to your
inefpedive counties with conffik-rable
military information, which we will d:f
fufe among our fellow-citizens, and
strongly impiefied with the ntceffity of
an efficient and well regulated militia.
Permit me to add that I shall at all times
be hippy in hearing of your perfomil
welfare, and to assure you that I am
with fincerc regard,
HOUSfi of REPRESENTATIVES.
A hill providing a fin'yng fund—>rd
naturalization bill were reiul the fir t
time.
The houfs in committee of the \Vfcolr
took up the .report on the petition if
Stephen Sayre—progrefs was reported
w.ff<*ave obtained to fit agein.
The House in Committee proceeded in cjif
cufiing the Items in the estimates of ap
propriation—and made further progr&fs.
The Albany Gazette of ; he Bth instant
cotainsthefollowing extratf o£a letterfroin
Philadelphia:
" I have to inform yon that Mr. Piek
ney, our Embaffador at the British court,
has lately been appointed by the President
and Senate, Envoy Extraordinary to the
court of Spain : which necefiarily, in the
present juncture of affairs, leaves Mr. Jay
in the virtual station of minilter resident.
Mr. Green
Mr. Whitloek
Mr. Marfli-il
Mr. Moretcn
Sir Gilbert Elliot in his fpt-ech to the
Corficans, afierrsthat his raajefty of Great
Britain accepts the Crown, beraufe it is
P'ven, and not seized upon, with violence.
When Swift was Jtold that the motto a
dopted by our third William, on his co
ming to the crown of Great Britain vvai
Non rapui fed re> epi, he farcaftlcaliy re
marked, that the' Receiver was as bai as
the Thief!
Mr. Bates
Mr- Cleveland
Mr. Francis
Mr. Warrell
Mrs. Whidock
Mrs. Rowfon
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
N A.
Brig Fame, Weifh, Swanfoorough 7
Molly, Wdis, C. Ersfieuis it
Schr. Delight, Cannon, Kewforrn q
Polly, Folger, Virginia 4
Sally, Ri'je, Caymittes i<y
The following vdlcls were seen coming''
to at the pert this morning viz.
Ship Murray Bre!l
Sr.ow Mercorv, Ocorto'
Brig Betfcv, White, Havannah
S-hooner johr,^A''ooc , man C. N. Mow 16
Sloop Diana, Pierfon, Virginia 9
Betsey, Floyd, do. 3
Schoor.ea Catharws, Galloway, C.t-p.:
Fnncoie 18
Mr. Madhall
Mr. Moreton
Mr. Francis
Mr. Warrcl
Mr. Green
Mr. Bliflet
Mr. Warrell
Mrs. Bates
Miss BroaiJhurft
BelMe! .4 a Schooner :Slo«jp.
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, -.; .• . .;•,£ - = . v" ■.■■■ if ...^
+ - A •'
fJ?ifreß Riser Tdbaecoj,
r / • if*"*"' * '* * • '"•'
, KitefikJt Toba<;t<?,
■ G«<wgi» • '••.• Cits» "
* yco Ba*REI& ■ .(,
" Burlington' Pork,
- ' t'o ft ll'lT l SY.
Levi ' '
< Dec. 6
BALTIMORE, De- jo
ryla,;d brigade.
Fcllow-tiuzens in arms,
Your fellow-chiien,
SAMUEL SMITH.
CONGRESS.
Friday, December 15,
j si-
ARRIVED.
V.