I
■merit, while a foe it ty for
tiio I'lil.iv '' 'i*' uuioicii of all arts,
tSu' me dignity and the hafj
p!».-fs ;>! ma i, he deemed unworthy of
jr_.:!nL But if we believed that this
institution would tend to beget a know
ledge of our rights, we also believed
that this knowledge in its turn, (houid
a f|>irit of independence, both in
i'euiimeiic and action, unfavorable to
the admifllon of tlavery.
... ? c -'ic.> TVK.'
The man, who to the natural love
acl. 4 i the true knowledge of freedom,
will not eafilv be deceived by forms and
names, which exhibit the appearance
without the reality of what they have
been: bare authority without truth or
just ice he will difpife ; and lefpeft cus
tom and pr-judice no further than as
they appear to be founded in reason
and nature. Habituated to confrder
himfelf as. equally entitled with all o
thers, from the gift of his creator, to
the enjoyments of his life, his under
ftafding, his property and Ins liberty,
he will before he reftgns them to any
man or set of men, be prompted to en
quire by what right it is they demand
them. And this will admirably fit him
for promoting a third efFeil contempla
ted by our inilitntion ; that of
the intrigues and violence of ambitious
men. V- ;
That there been such men in all
countries, hi'foiy but too well convin
ce# that there may be such, in out
own, common prudence would prompt
us to ftffpeft. And that these men
Ihould have other controul over them
than what baiely results from the con
-11 itiitron and the laws is an opinion de
rived from expei ienee, when we eonli
der how' Csefar, by preserving the fa
ced names of Senate and Consul, had
art to change the whole nature of go
vernment in Rome —and how in fuc
cceding times, the fiee government of
Veuice, Geneva, the United Provinces,
and or fevcral other countries of Europe
ba-e been changed the moit into arifto
ctacy, and yet retained the name of re
publics. Ttre advances of ambition aie
often through the moil secret ways : it
has appeared under the different masks
of rd_>inn, of frtrtrfotifra, and even
of Icorn fur public lite.
There are inltances of men who have
ventured their health, their fortunes and
tneii'lives in the service of t lieir coun
try, that they might afterwards, amidst
the Ilupidgaze of popular admiration
jlide down, like molten gold, into its
very vitals. There are inltflnces again,
of others who setting out with the
pur -ft zeal for the Liberties ps man
kind, have been corrupted in their pro
jects, and could, never afterwards, be
imbued -r»4tryiloivn the authority
which the gratitude of a nation or the
riecriii;ies of the times had entrusted to
them. And it appeared to us that,
added to those proceeding t from the
laws, from a perfedt freedom of fpecch
and of the press, a Society vis Men
whose duty it (hould be to watch the
proceedings of uur public officers, would
form not the lead respectable ot effect
ual check to such men. In times of
public necefiity, this Socieiy Would
found the alarm, and mixing among
their feliow-citizcns, rcufethem into a
contemplation and fe' fe of their (larger,
And what t-*o' the alarm be some times
falfe, will it, for that reason, never be
ttOe ? What though a good man, some
' mes, fuffers in his popularity and re
lation, will the evil man, for that rea
un, be detested ? What though
lome product a Fa bins, did (lie not
iikewife a Casfar I What though Bri
; tin produce a"-Sidney, did (lie not like
ife a Cromwell ? What though Ame
nca has producers Wafhhigtnn, may
> e not likewise a linmounei' ? And is
i: not better that one mifi (hotddWe
: place, or even his life than millions
liberties from the over security of
e pirt'f.'.r ? Moreover the persecution
tii- ■•ot--. eannotJaft long. Popular
: w ; vv over and real virtue,
h :<c i rough it may be obfeured
f-> r » vvith spots and clouds,
*'<H a g- »ts feat in all its mc
rulan he;.'. nr.d fpleodor, and though
k h iid, eve.; in larknefs, it sets
c:<[y to rife with gie ter gwry, in a hap
pier country !
These are the reafor, hich induced
certain citizens ot il. Aiiof Balti
toe're to form themfelvei 1 a Repub
an Society. Whether they be fub
iM, or othenvife, let our fellow
sa:zen» jud; r. For ourselves wc de
clare that tl «y appeared convincing to
"ur Reafoir; and binding on our Con
-1 ce, And if to these we add the
- riaeit attachment to the Laws and
- n iitufion of ohr country ;if we pro
ne principles of Government but
' eorrnrjon with yourselves, and af
eaihie only for preservation ;if we ex-
Jrc - nt) unlicensed power ; if we arbi
trary controul r, O man's anions ;if we
• ■■■'-'■ no man's property ; if we violate
-> ■■ an's Liberty ; if we demean our
frlvci like peaceaUe a-i] good citizens
we expitS and demand to be permitted
the mjoymei.t of our institution in peace
anu oi;! y reqticit tf.it you will judge
us by our a£tioi>s. ,If these (hall be
deemed innocent we hope, at lealt, to
pass without censure ; if they shall be
deemed otherwise, then (hall we expe£t
and we will be contended that you
should " frown us, " if you please,
into nothing. "
" Published by order of the Repub-
Society of Baltimore.
Robert Mickle Secretary
December 9, 1794.
UNITED STATES.
BOSTON, Nov. 17.
A PLEASANT PROSPECT,
of the triumph of pacific meafares.
AUTHENTIC.
Fxtraß of P Utter fr;tn a gentleman ir
Europe, to bis corrcfpondent in thilJsaa
t J T -- - - - • ' "
dated Lon on nth, OA. 1794-
■' Though I pfteir pay my rel'pe&s to
Mr, Jay. w hen all present are in the A
mtrican intereft,yet we, none of us, ever
oulri getfrom himany thingrefpefting the
stage or' forwardnefs of his buiinefs, and
from the necefiity alons of the Britilh
Cabinet's granting all, ar. 1 even more than
he at one time would have exafled, we
have reason to suppose he will by and bye,
return back, and be heartily welcomed by
his fellow-citizens. It is rumoured and
not without some truth, that the Britifti
Cabinet never had a harder or tougher
hand to deal with than they find in citi
zen Jay ; this, with the critical situation
of Great Britain just now, will insure him
fuceefs, and it has been mentioned in cir
cles where I have been,who are not in the
American interest, that he, Mr. Jay, is
embracing the present opportunity, and
will obtain the privilege of the carrying
trade to the Weft Indies, so far as that
the United States (hall havevaccefs to all
tne islands with free liberty to carry and
bring any thing to and from them they
plcafe : —For instance, a veflel not exceed
ing 120" tons burthen may go from Bos
ton, with a cargo of any thing, to the
island of Jamaica ; there fell and purchase
a cargo of sugar, and carry it back to Bos
ton, land it, and then, if you please, re
(hipit, in any size veflel, and carry it toany
European Market, except Great Britain
and Ireland. This point gained, as the
United States can carry, in times of peace,
for about one half what Great Britain can,
the will go near to make a monopoly
of the whole carrying bufineft. Although
Mr. Jay, as before observed, is close in
the extreme, yet from this leaking out of
the other party, I hardly doubt its truth;
and Great Britain mull be at peace with
the United States, (he willjuft now grant
almost any thing Mr. Jay m»y demand,
and I do not think he will be wanting or spa
ring in his exertions.
" To attempt to give you an account of
the political world at this time, would be
endless and needless, as you will doubtless
will have things fully detailed in your own
papers ; and give me leave to observe, ge
nerally, that France is every where fuc
cefsful, and such extraordinary genius and
energy does the pofTef*s, that if the execu
tive of that country (hould declare they
would build a bridge from Calais to Dover
I (hould think it accomplifhcd. Going on
for three months more as they have for
the three pall, they will have all the can
non in Em ope, and half the merchant vef
fe!s of Great Britain. Holland must
either ma'- e a feperate peace or be con
quet ed in all the present month; and in
either cafe, France will have the Dutch
navy in herfcale, and then, by nextfpring
lhe will be both disposed and able to break
the back of the Britifli navy; of such im
portance does France conceive this object
to be, that (he will not make peace till it is
accomplilhed.
NORTHAMPTON, Dec. 17.
The following is taken from a book
written hv Dr. Linn, entitled " The
Signs of the Times."
* Mr. Thomas Paine, in his " Age
of Reason," alledges, that the prophe
cies in the Bible, are "so equivocal, as
" to fit almost any citcumftance that
" might happen afterwards." I can
not now follow him on this fubjeft.—
Whatever may be said of the writings
of this author on politics, he was sure-
Iv unhappy when he commenced divine.
He has discovered, and indeed confefled
fnch ignorance of the sacred scriptures,
as renders him not only unworthy of
trust, but fubje&s him to contempt. —
There is nothing new in this perform
ance, save the bold and indecent man
ner. His chara£ter gives it a tempora
ry popularity ; but it mufl soon link in
to infamy, and carry his own name a
long with it. It can do no harm ex
cept to the young and fuperficial. In
the virtuous mind it will excite senti
ments of abhorrence, and and the De
ist, who has read a little, will blush to
fee his cause so mifeiably handled. It
has already called forth some animad
versions, and ptobably will more. In
deed it is provoking to fee the Christian
religion, after having with flood the
roarings of the lion, insulted by the
brayings-of the ass.
Philadelphia, Deccm. 27.
ExtraS of a Letter from London, dated
" The policy t hat has actuated the ad
ministration of this country towards yours
is but too true, but I have reason to be
lieve, (although much secrecy is observ
ed) that since the arrival of Mr. Jay they
have been convinced of their error, and
seem well diipofed to continue a friendly
intercourse, which I pray God may Ion?
continue, and that we may soon fee an end
to this cruel war. So far as the Weft In
dia Body of Planters and merchants have
any weight with idminiftration, it has
been universally used in every interview &
application to them in favour of extend
ing the commerce of the Weft Indies with
the Artier ican States, and we have solicit
ed in the strongest terms, to admit North
American veflels of a certain burthen to
carry the produce of the American States
dire<Sl to our Islands, and to receive the
produce of our islands in return ; this I
am sure is very much to be wished for, on
the score of humanity as well [as policy,
and I cannot fee how it can materially in
terfere with our Navigation Aft, so much
dreaded by our Cabinet Ministers, bit I
am happy to observe that of late, moil: of
these ministers are fatisfied with the great
benefit that would result from such an in
tercourse. One Lord only excepted, to
whose opinion hitherto, much deference
has been paid in matters of commercial
regulation."
pro tem.
About 8 o'clock last evening the Ger
man Lutheran Church, corner of Fourth
and Cherry Streets, was discovered to be
on fire, and after burning near four hours,
this immense and elegant building was en
tirely consumed. No houses being imme
diately contiguous to it, the citizens, by
the greatest exertions of induilry and acti
vity were enabled to (top the further rava
ges of the deftruilive element. This
church was one of the mot splendid in
the Union, and was supposed to have cost
15,000!.
Says a Correspondent,
A real friend to the United States will
not take pains to place the affairs of this
country in an unfavorable point of view.
No real patriot will prefer foreign prin
ciples, men or manners, to those of his
own country.
No real friend of this country will ex
ult in its misfortunes—but alas! real or
supposed errors in the idmjniftration of our
public affairs, are the only signals of tri
umph to the felf-ftiled patriots of the day.
Five years of persecution have nei
ther found nor picked a fla*V in the in
tegrity of the adminifl ration—Five
years of prosperity vouch for its wis
dom. If those whom faction has mis
led ate honed at heart and would de
fervethc name of patriots, they should
(hew it by a change of condudl and lan
guage. It would not look like honed
error, but like the word incivifm, as the
French term it, or hatred of the conlfi
tution, to chufe their deceivers into
Congress. The government has trium
phed no less over ths army of lies, than
the militia has done over the whilkey
insurgents; and the former ought to be
the more ufeful of the two, as it was
undoubtedly the mod difficult. A re
ally good citizen, if he has been drawn
is by falfehood to support the enemies
of law and order, will rejoice to be un
deceived. A thorough paced son of
fadlion will be the more angry with the
government for having confounded him
and his adherents by its integrity, and
lie will continue and even increase his
turbulent indudry to fill Congress with
evil spirits like himfclf—which if not
vi£l»ry is yet revenge. It is natural to
suppose the temper of America will
correspond with its situation, and the
eleflions with the temper of the people.
Taking that for certain, the cause of a
narchy will in future be found ten fold
harder to maintain.
■■—•- " * . •
Bjr this , &|si|l i'
NORFOLK, December 17.
On Sunday arrived in Hampton
toads, after a paffageof 54. days, from
iochefort, the Brig Minerva, Wal
lers.
Left at Rochefort the following vessels :
Ship Dtlaware, Hawkes,
Fabius, Corran,
Alexander, Woodward, J
Brig Fame, Stiles,
Sally, Grice, Philadelphia
Moggy, Story,' Marblehead
Schr. Ruth, Peters,
, Bacon, Boston
Brig Superb, Captain Mtinn, bound
to Nantz, for the purpose of faking on
board the effefk* of Mr. Morris.'
Yesterday arrived in Hampton Roads,
the brig Ranger, Capt Goodwin, in
17 days from Antigua. By the above
veflel we learn/ that* three fVps of the
London, 03. 2.
CA IRA.
line had arrived at Martinique with the
D.n* Commander in .Chief, -f>l*jor Gen.
Vanghnn: they were detached from
Lord Howe's hcet at sea, and o'd not
bring uny troops, but iome were, how
ever, hourly expected from Gibraltai.
They had received information of the
failing of the Fre .eh reinforcement-, for
the relief of (Juadaloupe, in conie
quence of which all the frigates were
difpatchcd to intercept them, if pofiible.
TRENTON, December
On Saturday lafl General Bloomfield's
brigade of Intantry and Artillery arrived
in town from the Western expedition—
having fully accomplilhed the ends fcr
wftich they were called into fervire, witL
honour to themselves and to the latisfaclion
of their country. But eight deaths have
taken place since their embodying, viz.
Captain Wools, whose constitution was
much impaired previous to his entering the
service, died ot Norris Town on his march
outwards—one ferjeant major—one ier
jeant, and five privates.
It is expef>.ed that the troops will bt
paid off this day and receive their difchargt.
CHARLESTON
Friday, December 5.
Arrived biig Aurora, Smith, in 16
days from St. Eullatia, who informs us
that before he failed, three Engli(h ft
venty-fours had arrived at Guadaloupe
in 22 days frOHtEngland. The whole
island of Guadaloupe was in poflcffion
of the French, except Bafleterre—the
jeventy fours were (tretcbing off and on
whenever within gun (hot were fired at
by three of the forts, which obliged
them to (land eut again. The seventy
fours had blocked up at St. Bartholo
mews, all the ve(Tels loaded with preduce
and other military (lores intended for
Guadaloupe, but they were daily smug
gled off in small boats.—
The anuiverfary of St. Andrew hap
pening on Sunday, the fame was celebrat
ed on Monday last, at William's Coffee
houfe, where the St. Andrew's Society
dined together, And spent the day in hir
mony, and fefiive mirth. The following
toafls were drank.
ill. The pious and immortal memory of
St. Andrew.
2. The memory of St. Tammany, St.
George and S. David.
3. The land of Cakes.
4. The kirk of Scotland.
5. The President of the United States.
6. The king of Great Britain.
7. The United States of America.
8. The French Republic.
9. The Governor and date of South
Carolina.
10. The American ambassador and mi
nister at the court of Great Britain, and
success to their negotiations.
IX. Old Reekie.
12. The beggars benifon.
Ij. Robb Gibb's Contrail.
14. All bonny laflfes.
15. The ,sons and daughters of St.
Andrew.
16. Relief to all in distress.
Th« following gentlemen were cletfled
officers for the year ensuing to wit :
Dr. Alexander Baron, President.
John Troup, Vice President.
AdamTunno, Treasurer.
Edwin Gaircner, Secre'a y.
PITTSBURGH, Dcc. 20.
* A detachment of Federal troops ar
rived here on Sunday ltril under the
command of Lieutenant Hutchins.
All Printers who have jnferted his
Exccllency Henry Lee's Proclamation
of the 29th of November, 1794, are
requeded to give the following a place
in their Gazettes.
In of a Proclamation
iifued Nov. 29th, 1794, by his "Excel
lency CommiuiderJn Cbief
of the Militia Army in the fcrvice of
the Unitcd Sjfatei, came Robert Stf-
JoJ»o|4oor)e,
siut voUimarily
admitted themfehejtobe delved to
M» h#nty» l hereto V
to,,Jairi ' 1'
'"* ■ : JOHN HJfajoi
■ » tft Battalion 4th Regt
i i Ohio County. .
Dec. jtHj" 1794.
v *' ohjo County, 'jf. •
r- 1 j*
V
Major John Conn el has caused to comc
by virtue of General Lee's Procla
mation dated 29th Nov. 1794, Robert
Stevenson, William M'Kinly, John
Moore, and John M'Cormick, cf Ohio
County, named in said procl; mat ion as
guilty of Treason. After confjdetinjj
Lee's proclamation, we have examined
a number of wieneffes whom we fuppof-
Gjvcn Hndei o;:i «a<j Arjlsfl.'s
9th day of December I 794.
JAMES CALDWIiLL, [L. S.]
JOAN BECK, [L. S-J
Hutfoti's Farm, Nov. ~0, 1794.
StP.,
Mr. Edward Cook, one of the ex
cepted by name in the proclamation of
armiefly publifhcd by me, ntcefiarily-i»
i'ubjccted to your aj prehenfiou for the
pinpofe of delivery to the civil aothori
fy, in coufortriity with tlx; faiJ procla-
miition.
He ha» this day produced to me a
bond of recognizance taken by the
Chief Justice of this state, with the
knowledge of the* Attorney General us
the United States, for hit* appearance at
committed agaiuft the United States. ,
Had I have seen tWs paper before my
proclamation had been ifl'ucd, I (houkl
have considered it pioper to have omit
ted his name, and now communicate
the fame to you, that you n.ay omit
thofc measures which ortic.wife you
would have found neceflaiy to adopt in
the line of your official duty.
1 have the honor to tie, Sir,
With real refpeiSt, your obedienl
HENRY LEE.
Major- Genera! Morgan. J
The zbove is a true copy of an open
letter, certified by us, ' ' ;
Jo. Downy,
Tlios. Wilson.
Dec. i, 1794*' *
NEW-YORK, December id. V '.
DIED lately, in the VVeilern country,.
Gfn. ISRAEL CHAPIN, ftiperinfend
ant of Indian a valuable merpbt-r
of society, and a moll ufeful man in his*
office. His loss is deeply to be regretted
by the, United States.
LITCHFIELD' (Con.) December 17. "
Mr Parkfr, of Clermont, has con
ftrudted a machine, now employed in his
-fullihg mill in that town, which will com
pletely (hear thirty yards of cloth in . onj
hour.—This machine may be viewed at
any time by the curious, without tie 'ex
pense of purehafing a pat.n\ right for its
couftru&ion. ,
LA W S
• Of THE- ■
United States.
Third Congress of the United States
at the seconß sSssion:
Begun and held at' the city of Philadel
phia, in fiie ilate of Pemifylvania, on
Monday, the third of November,' one
thousand seven hundred snd ninety fj>ur.
An aS to authorize the officers of the Trea
sury to audit avdpafs the account of the
late Edward Blunchard, deceajed.
Be it tnailecPby the Senate and H< use
of Reprefen;: t ves of the U: i ed States of
America, in CongreTs aitembled, That the
accounfrtig officers of the Treasury be, and
. hey a e hereby authorized to audit and pass
the account of the late Edward Blanchard
deceased; according to the course of.Trea
i'ury settlement.
Approved, December the eighteenth, 1794.
An all authorizing a loan of two millions
of dollars.
Sec. I. Beit enacted fcy. the Senate ;nd
House of Reprcfentatives of the United
States of America, in Coftgrefs Jiiemb'ed,
That the President of the United States be
empowered to borrow, on behalf of the
United States, a'ny sum not exceeding two
million of dollars, at an inte: eft not exceed
ing five per cent, per annum, re'm'iurfeabte
at the pleifure of the United States, to be
applied to such public purposes, as are
authorized by law, and so be repaid out of
the duties on impolt and tannage, to t'te
end of the year one thousand fjven hun
dred and ninety five.
SeCi 2. And be it further enabled, That
it shall be lawful for the banlf of the U
nittd States, and the said bank hereby is'
authorized and empowered to loan the said
sum, or any part thereof.
Approved December the eighteenth, 1794.
Arrivals at. New-York.
Ship Bristol, Dekay, I/Oriert
Brig Toa, Boulton, Charleston
Schooner Industry, Coppinger, Bermuda
Alice, Weymouth, Richmond
Mary, Culver, do.
Bohda Tea.
50 cherts Bohea Tea, of type
nor quality, just received by the Schooner
Porga, from Eofton,
tor sail BY .
Nalbro* & John Frazier,
Nat 81, Walnut Street.
Dec. 27 HIW&S4W
RALPH MATHER
Is remored to Na. 71, Race op
posite Moravian AUey.
Dec. 27.
GEORGE MEADE's
COMPTING HOUSE is u moved
to the South fide • of: Wakur. Street
:Wharf, one Door Weft from the Cot* l ''
-> *