pgr the of the United Sialet.
In the IVoodiy 21ji Dee. 1794
To Robs*T Mickle, the pro. lem.
Secretary of the Republican Society at
Baltimore.
SIR,
THE manner in which you come
forward and offer yourselves to be our
guardians and watchmen, on the politi
cal lower* natmally fuhjedts you to ma
ny well founded suspicions. Those
who make the greatetl profcflions, and
prompted motions to farve others, are
not alwavs free from felfifh motives and
bale übjv»£ts. It is obvious to every j
body that you have put the juftificati
-011 of y.,ur society upon
I mult add very suspicious grounds.—
You obtrude yourlslves upon the peo
ple as a fele3 body of censors over their
and public officers —as tho' we
were not capable or not disposed to take
fare of ourselves ! 'l'he firft quellion
that arises upon your pretensions is,
what evidence have you, or can you give
us that-you are not deceivers—tyrants
covered with the pretence of patriot
ij'nri —wolves in (heeps cloathing ? Be
cause Rome produred a Caesar, Britain
a Cromwell, France a Bumourier,
■yau lay it down as a firlt principle that
our 'legislators and public olTic*s are
not to be tru 'ed without an extraordi
nuty guard ; and then very modestly
trll us that you, and the other democra
ts or fef created focicties are this fafe
guard upon whose vigilance and honesty
we, the people, may rely for fafety and
protection. Aftonilhing !
'Tis poflible, Mr. Mickle, that you ought to bear towards our said Lord tin
nav be an honet man, for there was King and contriving and wish all theii
>;:e good man i S dom ; but you mull llrength intending traiteroufly to breal
i: si t down for a very weak one, if you and disturb the peace and common tran
:<peijk to gain much credit in favour of quility of this kingdom of Great Bri
pur combinations by the arguments tairi and to stir move and excite infurrec
villained in your address to us. L<et tion rebellion a(id war against our faic
ne allure you we are acquainted with Lord the. King within this kingdom anc
many of the individuals of your fe'f- to subvert and alter the legislature ruh
secrecy, as to leave no doubt that am- established in this kingdom, and to de
bitian, difappointrnent, and diforgapi- pose our said Lord the King from th<
sting minds preponderate so much in ■ royal (late title power and government
their compoiition, that it will be very j of this kingdom and to bring and pul
unfafe to trust to your resolutions.— j our said Lord the Kidg to death on th<
And 'tis flrongly fufpefted, upon ra- firft day of March in the thirty-tliirt
tion.il grounds too, notwithstanding the \ year of the reign of our Sovereign Loif
declaration of one of your Reprefenta- ; the new King and on divers other dayi
tives to screen you from the just charge ■ and times as well before as after at the
of being equally converged with your , pari'h of St., Giles aforefaid, in th<
After societies in promoting the western j county of Middlesex a fort said, mallei
rebellion, that your society is founded , oufly and tia'e.'oufly, with force ant
in principles, and has views in your ' arms, &c. did, amongfl them selves, and
corporate capacity very dangerous to together with divers other falfc trailer, s,
the liberties and tranquility of the peo- whose names are to the said Jurois un
ple. The resolutions which you and known, conspire, compass, imagine,
some othef societies entered into,, and j and intend to Itir up, move, and excite
which you now make such a boast of, a- infurreaion, rebellion and war again!!
vainft the insurgents, will be taken no-I our laid Lt)rd the King, within t .it
tice of hereafter. And there can be kingdom of Great-Britain, and to fub
no doubt upon cool,-rational minds, thAt vert and alter the legislature, rule, an
we, the people, had much better trust government now duly and happily eita
the conflitutional authorities, who are blifhed within this kingdom o Gieat
refponfibla to us, and over whom we Britain, and to depose our said Lore
have a controul by frequent elections, the King from the royal (late title,
whose qualifications are known and p>wer, and government of this
fixed, than to such bodies of men as you dom, and to bring and put our laid
are, Jelf-created, qualifications unknown, Lord the King to death. -
and of perpetual duration. Depart Second Count. T. hat they malici
from us—we know you not 1 You are oufly and traiteroufly did meet, con
an excrescence to the great body politic j spire, consult, and agree among them
a fort of fungus flefh ! ielves, to cause and procure a Conventi-
With the usual modefly of other on and Meet ing of direr.
... tr- r our said Lord the King, to be allem
fetf-created societies you aflume to your- J with
selves the eselufive poffefi.on of a con- t he° P erfons to
Hunt habtt of inveftivatwv their rights, inicui, ' r , „ r . ,
(the rights of men) which added to the be aliemb e at uc 01ivcn ion .
InowLdge of applying them to all the pub- Meeting fhoujd, and might, wickedly
TtJLAwS you again afW) and traiteroufly without, and in defi
and enjoying the perfection of Science, ™ce p e m.t _ only, an^
giving youi selves a good charter J ° t!l ; s kl d orrs, and depose,
and if you really are what you seem to be o , r said £ ord
command us to beW you to be, there
Harts up another difficulty. liow comes " iC s
r i ' i 11' a i»o nower, and government thercot.
it to pass, that vith all your good ha- p ovv *- r > u o ,
bits of investigating the rights of men, Third Count. — I hat tbey maltci
the knowledge of .applying them, and oufly and traiteroufly did compose and
the plenitude of Science in combining write, and did then and there malici
principle with practice, which you fay oufly cause to be composed and written,
taken that notice of, in the eledi:ons of flruffions, resolutions, orders, declara
the people, which you.' account of tions, addresses, and did then and there,
ynurfelves seems to entitle you to?— maliciously and traiteroufly, publifli,ard
Now if only one or two filch fine ho- did, then and there, maliciously and trai
neit fellows, as you call yourfclves, with teroufly, cause to be pubhflied, divers
thi* Plenitude of Science in your ot her books, pamphlets, letters, in
leads, were in Congress, why all things ftruftions, resolutions, orders, declara
ivould go rig *, and we should feel our tions, addresses and writings so rc
Ives perfectly fafe. Then to adopt tively composed, written, and publiih
,our delicate language, Congress might e d, purporting and containing therein,
)e able to trace the wandeiings of the among other things, incitements, cn-
Piefidfiif, and to predid the certain ef- couragements, and exhortations, to
cct of their own laws. move, induce, and persuade the fubjett*
of our said Lord the King to chufe,
depute, and fend, and cause to bechof
en, deputed, and sent, persons as dele
gates to compose and coriflitiite such
Convention and Meeting as aforefaid,
I am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
©NE OF THE PEOPLE.
•Foreign Inteljigencc.
I.9NDON.
Subjlance of the bill of Indißmcnt againjl
the Pr 'tfonirs accused of High treason.
MidJlefex to Wit. FirPc Count.—
The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the
King upon their oath present That Tho
mas Hardy late of Weflminfter in the
county of Middlesex shoemaker John
Home Tooke late of Wimbleton in the
county of Surrey Clerk John Augustus
Bonney late of the parish of Saint Giles
in the Fields in the County of Middle
sex aforefaid gentleman Stewart Kyd
late of .London Esquire Jeremiah Joyce
late of the parish of Saint Mary le
Bane otherwise Maryboue in the coun
ty of Middlesex aforefaid gentleman
Thomas Wardle late of London gentle
man Thomas Holcroft late of the parish
of Saint Mary le Bone otherwise Mary
bone aforefaid in the County of Middle
sex aforefaid gentleman Richard Hodg
fon late of WeHminfter in the County
of Middlesex aforefaid hatter and John
Baxter late of the parish of Saint Leo
nard Shoreditch in the County of Mid
dlesex aforefaid labourer being fubjefts
of our said Lbrd the King not having
the fear of God in their hearts nor
weighing the duty of their allegiance
but being moved and seduced by the in
dignation of the (Jevril as falfe traitors
againfl our said Lord the King their su
preme true lawful and undoubted Lord
and wholly withdrawing the cordial love
and true and due obedience which evepy
true and faithful fubjeft of our said
Lord the King fliould and of right
ir•l t % •
to be fe balden at aforefsid, for pie
traitrroOs purposes af<iefaid.
Fourth Count That they did ra<*et,
coniult, and deliberate among thrtn
tclves, concerning the calling and dl&m
bling such Convention and Meeting at
aforefaid, for the traiterir.is purpofcs
aforefaid, and how, when, and where
such Convention and Meeting fho'-ld
be aftembled and held, and by what
means the fubjc&j of our said Lord
the King should and niight.be induced
and moved to feud persons and Rele
gates to compofc and" cortfthute the
I fame. j
Fifth Count.—That they malidouf- j
ly and traiteroufty did consent and a
gree, that the said Jeremiah Joyce, John
Augustus Bonney, John Horn Tooke,
Thomas Wardle, Mathew Moore, John
Thelvvell, John Baxter, Richard Hodg
fon, one John Lovett, one WilliaM
Sharp, and one John Pearfon, (hould
meet, confer, and co-operate among
themselves, for and towards the calling
and aflembling such Convention and
Meeting as aforefaid, for the traiterous
purposes aforefaid.
Sixth Count.—That they malicious
ly and traiteroufty did cause, an<l pro
cure to be made, and did, then and
there, maliciotrfly and traiteroufty con
sent and agree to the making and pro
viding of divers arms »Rd offenfivp wea
pons, to wit: Guns, muskets, pikes,
and axes, for the purpose of arming
divers fubje&s of our said Lord the
King, in order, and to the intent that
the fame fubje&s Ihould. and might,
unlawfully, forcibly, and traijeroufty
oppose and withitand our said Lord the
King, in the due and lawful exercise or
his royal power and authority, in the
execution of the laws and ftttuteS of
this realm ; and fttould, and might, un
lawfully, forcibly, and traiteroufty sub
vert and altdr, and aid and aflift in sub
verting and altering without, and in
defiance ps the authority, and against
thewill'of the Parliament of this king
dom, the legiflatufe, rule and govern
ment now duly and happily cftablifhed
in this kingdom, and depose arid aid,
and assist in depofmg our said Lord the
King fro.m the royal state, title, power
and government of this kingdom.
The Special Cominiflions of Oyer
apd Terminer fer enquiring, hearing,
and determining of all High Treasons
and Mifprifions, in compafling or.ima
g ning the death of the King, levying
war against. his Majesty in the realm,
or In adl»ei-ni£ to-the King's Wremies
within the said i ealm, or elsewhere, is
dated the loth of Septembei, 1794, !
and tW following are the names of the j
Commifiioners :
The Marquis of Titchfield, Sir James :
Eyre, Kt. C. J. C. P. Sir B. Hotham,
Kt. B. E. Sir Nat. Grofe, Kt. J. K. B.
Sir Charles Morgan, Bart. John Silves
ter, Esq. William Mainwaring, Esq.
Paul Joddrell, Esq. John Lewis, Esq.
John Penall, Esq. Rt. Hon. H. He
bart, Sir A. Macdonald, Kt. C. B. E.
Sir Francis Buller, Bart. J< K< B. Sir
Lawrence, Kt. J. C. P. Sir J. W.
Rose, Knt. Recorder Cranley, Tho
mas Kirby, Serjeant Edward Monta
gue, Esq. Samuel Wegg, Esq. An
thony Dickens, Esq. Henry Barlow,
Esq.
N. B. Three Commiffioneis (of which
a Judge to be one) make a Quorum.
The several persons whom Bills of
indi&ments have been found/igainft by
the Grand Jury for High Treason hate
leceived notice, that they will be re
■moved on Saturday the 25th instant,
and be arraigned at the Seffioiis-houfe
in the Old Bailey 5 arid on Monday
the 27th inft. their trials are to com
mence.
The Lord Mayor jnd Sheriffs have
ordered the galleries at the Old-Bailey
to be enlarged, capable of holding 300
additional persons, and are to be appro
priated to. the use of the Gentlemen
upon the different Juries, who,
are upwards of 300 in number.
The roftnim, where the witnefTes are
to be examined, is also altered from the
left fide of the Court to the middle, so
that the Judge and the Jury will have
a much better view of the witness and
hear his answers diftinftly. T his alter
ation was suggested by Alderman New
man.
From the American Daily Advertiser.
Captain John Dunlap,
Sir,
AS every instance of kindness and hu
manity from one Citizen to another, de
serves not only the notice, bat the special
regard and thanks, of those who are par
takers of such Benevolence. We the pn
foner!, taken fromthe Western Counties
of Pennsylvania to this City, return our
fincert t anl:s to General AnthQny W.
White, for his friendly and moving Ad
dress to us, on the road from Greenfburgh
to Bedford ; while we do also, with the
noft unfeigned gratitude, acknowledge
the kind and tender treatment wc roccivcd
from the worthy :nd humane Major James
Duntiair.f of Hruotmick, t?H (MiitliM
Tr. op un-lc: i..-- - L.'i.n.ui.i ; I'ie vhole gt
<***:■ jou.n-y :*»«.iveu t very indul
gence fhat pe fo:is in ccr ut'jaUc i c<.u!d
cxptci. While at the fame time, we can
not omit returning to you, Sir, and the
Gentlemen of the Philadelphia Hrrff. our
thanks tor the ulWge \re received
from you, luch of us as were under you;
care to Wafbington and Pittfoursh ; *nd
as men, having those leniitions which pol
fefs the grateful heart, We do earneftlv en
treat the Great A'lSior of every good and
perf«3 gift, tortr'iu and rsward cftck o:"
you with every Meffisy of Heaven.
We are, Gentlemen,
With due refpeifU your moll
Obedient humble servants,
Signed by unanimoas request of the whole.
JOHN COKISLEY.
Philad. ,Q«C» *6.
'hiladelphia, Decern, 29.
Bf the proclamation of the Governor
of South Carolina, dated the 4th infiant,
it appears that William Smith, John Earn
well, Lemuel Benton, Richard Winn, Ro
bert G. Harper, and Samnel Eirie, are
duly ele&ed to represent that state in the
Congress of the United States.
StadlboUfr Jechrrd DiSator.
The Stadthclder, according to report,
has been proclaimed Di&atoi by theltales
of Holland, <>a account of ihe diflentions
which reigned among the Dutch with rei
pe6l to the propriety of opening the dykes.
Aurora.
Married on Tuesday the 23 d inll.by the
Rev. Dr. Rogers. Joseph Howell, El'q. to
Miss Hannah Kinnatd, both of this city.
By this Day's Mail.
NFW-YORK, December 26.
Nrfthing marks the spirit of legislature
of Virginia, mare strikingly, than their
rejeilion of a bill for making land liable
for debt. What shall be said <Jt a boriy of
powerful landholder*, whq have little per
sonal property, and place th-sw- lands
the reach of their .creditors ? Theft are <le
mocwta of our country who presch
liberty and equality, and bur'efque by their
conduit, every principle of justice. In
truth, they are independent r.obles, a power
ful ariflocracj, who drive their wretched
slaves about their plantations, riotontlie
fruits of labor, and deliberately le
gislate their property away from their ho
nest creditors.
TrtYTie (Tttmg"6f tlie jac6brn? of tfie 20th
July, Robespierre makes use of the fol
lowing remarkable exprefiions, speaking of
the plots which are said to exist in Paris,
<< Yqu fee ioto what difficulty the perfidy
of these qonfpirators forces us ; but we
will ride ouf the fto;ro.
« The Convention is for the rr.oft part, ]
pure, it is above fear, as well as luperior to |
crime. As to my felt, let what will be, I
declare to the counter-revolutioniftg, who
only seek their fafety in the ruin of 'Paris
that,infpite of all their fnarcs laid for me,
I will continue to unmaflt traitors & defend
the opjjrefled."
These delarations put us in mind of our
over-patriotic Ameticans. who are so very
patriotic that no mortal has any particle of
pure patri< t I'm, but theinfelves. If they
want an office, they cry out, like Uobef
pierre, we are friends of the poor, we
" will defend the opprefled 1" But note,
in ten days after Robcfpierre said this, his
head wa3 off. With patriotism on his
tongue; he was aiming*: supreme power,
but he died a traitor. A very ufcful hint
this to the po«r, who want prote&ion.
Since our last the (hip Bristol, Capt.
Derry, who left L'Orient 011 the 25th
of C&ober, arrived at this port on
Chrifimas day, and (through the po
lilcnefs of her owners) we received the
" Gazette Natiorwle," &c. for Odtober
18th, 19th, and 20th—these papers
are however not very prolific of intelli
gence, nor any other articles of news
that we have not anticipated ; they are
filled with lengthy debates in Conven
tion of October 14th, 15th, and 16th ;
and jeports in the Revolutionary Tri
bunal. They very calmly discuss the
agricultural, commercial, and mamifac
turalj Hate of Fiance! many addrefies
from different depaitments are read, re-,
plying to the general addiefs of the
Convention to the people of France,
which lately appeared in our Jonrnal,
congratulatory on the profpefts of the
day, rejoicing at the lenity of the pre
sent fyllem, &c. On the 15th, tl.ere ap
pears a debate of nine columns, on t fie
fubjeft of a report (which does not ap
pear) " up.n the police'.'/ Popular Sen
dies," some history of which we ihaH
endeavour to give hereafter if pufltble ;
throughout the whole of the debate the
great utility of those societies iince the
revolution, was frequently dwelt on
with apparent gratitude. The firft ar
t» le was decreed ; the difcuflion of the
rtft postponed, to give place to the or
der of the day.
Captiin Derry informs of 3-fri! of
American vessels now lying at L'Orient'
waiting indemnification money, &c.—
He give* a pleaf.yg account us tliuuir.t
thst bavr been taken jufticc n the
American fuffcrers, to p: y themoffi aud
fee '!::ii wril iupphvd with {.rovifions.
Ke-fijs provtfious are cheap z: :i plenty,
and but fit:lf btifcn«& ; that prizes st
rive nlm«ft d:' : ly. He informs that 80
faii of flic . S hi on ward botuul
Weft Indi. f.ce'. h;«T Ucn carried into
different po;i* all Uu 15, wh'ih were
Rink; tlijt. *> "■ «"t Bm*!, outward
bound Weft-India iicev. Lai l . :A> heen
tukrn off (>p« Celt ; rhnr ?. p ■/<.• tti.m
the coatt cis Africa hr,d bteti f< rt in,
which was very lichly Ijdjtv , bdidts
two boxes of coined n.arks (or do', s)
of gold. Ci e further picct 1 1 ucin us
the day at L'Oiient w*s, that the Krentli
were driving ftiU speed into Holland,
and that they lrtd taken the fttonjy. for
trefi, nSme unk'io vn, in which the
CASH from AmlU.-dam had heen de
pi>iit»>l, 10 to 2,9 wajjgou loads of which
had a! Pari# !
Pat. Register.}
ARRIVED*
Ship Bit fey. Moore, Norfolk,
briilcl, Dcrry, L'Orient.
Sam[.fo'n, , Philadelphia.
Brig Jefferfon, Morris, do.
Fox, Bor.lton, Charleston.
Schr. Eagle, Zoils, Norfolk.
Allice, Weymouth', Richmond.
Maiy, Culver, d<>.
G E 0 H G E T 0 »' A\ l 2 0,
MeH. Ham son iy Priestley,
IJkUit 7n.. tfluT a iJfcjM 'Ac jb<i4*}i"% vtrfrs* cc
axjior.t&iy-ftting 4ft Me iji of Jutfctil>*rt to tin
<*t*r£t- fo*n Litatrof Wj
du* of in tU Si/fatCf <*f
-it*.
THE merit* of Cel*W* fcfafflnua^
• fck, .■ a .
At bnee »be Wufiw*
taie,
Awake again tiy long-f.i'?otten lays.
Silent, ur.lefs employ'*) it Vs pra c.
Not ajl the studied arts cuftly drtli
Cati half the powe»* »f ihv fairexpreia ;
-Noa- eawliiy toys engrufs ,the heaven
bain foul,.
Nor low ambition ft ill its flights con-
troul, '.....
Columbia'* daughters uig&fttnr. njfclef
claim
To fi'Umi on truth's lure base a never
dying lame.
To trace the labyiinths of the mazy
dance,
Witlt rouiick's fineft tones the foul en
trance,
The needle's nicest labours to display,
And (hew the lawn as Flora's, mantle
gay ;
Tbefc pleating arts are but their lowcft
boalt,
Or all the arts whose influence may he
loft ;
To reason's loftieft height* their fouls
aspire :
Their bosoms glowwith more than mor
tal : r ;
they (corn to aim with Cupid's ihilti?
ifh dart,
" But with ihc Moral Beauty charm
the heart,"
The fopling's prattle, and the furious
breath
Of pafiion, full of wounds, and flames,
and death ;
Complaiit'. of klling < ye* and snowy
breast,
Delicious trifery, and sweet lack of reft,
Of well-tnru'd fingets, and of ftiely
htaits, >
Of maibk foreheads, and of pleasing
darts ;
Details of Venus' wiles, and Cupid's
P' a "'
And pretty V>'»fcrvations on the fan,
Let other Nymphs with approbation
hear, '
And hold the swain, asfillwr, ftili B)os«
dear.
'Tis yours, Columbia's daughters, to dis
pense .
Th'fc just regards that*ait onfohtr feofi. t
Impelti.ienc< fiomjudgerociyt,ttodi»i<"
And place your favour ilitt tenK-ru's
fide ;
To frown on empty noifc, and coxcon(L»-
And tr.en of worth difliir.gu!(l> from tt*«
beau;
Th« fovereigntf of P-eatli.'s sway to
prove,
And scorn thetrit\mph of a Minder iovi 1 }
Q U r common i 'ty t<» fcafl,
Nor yield the palrt to man
The path ps fcientifick t uth to tr. c.»
And guide the pr.ig-tffs of liiing racc.
An Excellent Hand
Writing.
'yf »»JT'" r > ' " ncO : p "> a J '' :
tei Mis Etogan LeU-e n,xcei:cn<V«
knrf n« at "<*'• ■ 1
Nore need to »pp ! y.l ut luch
apwt *T • ■
No. ?3-i, south Thi.d fireet£
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