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influence of patronage and the glitter
of parade" has been able “ to fetter and
^control the legislative authority ?" I
' leave it to you, Sir to answer this ques
tion if you can.
BONAPARTE'S BIRTH-DAT.
On this occasion, Citizen Marcorelle,
orator of the Legislative Body, addres
sed the Chief Consul in a long speech,
in which he Rated, “ that it was reserv
ed for the begirni g of 19th century,to
present j the world the fight of a na
tion, which, wifely returning on its own
fctfas, knew how to refrain within just
bounds the exercise of its liberty ; and, to
preserve its existence, has confided the
prote&ion of it to the hands of those
who were most worthy of the trust ;
but it was not enough to secure our
happirefs for the present, it was neces
sary to prepare the tranquility of fu
ture times, by securing, without any
shock, the transmission of the power,
and by this wife forefight preventing
those periodical con-culfons which gradu
ally exhaust a nation, and deliver it up
to the increasing influence of foreign
powers."
ROUT formerly fignified the Idefeat of an
army and when the soldiers were all put to fight
or lb the (word, they were said to be routed.
The ladies, in order to preserve force idea of
Agincourt Crecy, Blendeim, &c, have agreed
to cull their affcmblrcs by the name of Routs,
This title has some propriety, for at these meet
ings whole families arc frequently routed out
house and home.
The army next claims your atten
tion. After premising that "every en
terprise against the liberties of a nation
must have the aid of a military force,"
you observe that " with a contemptuous
disregard of the Services of the militia,
anumerous army was embodied, for
which it was impossible to conceive any
rational use, connected with the Rate
of foreign hostilities." Although you
have not ventured explicity so to Rate
it yet the insinuation is too plain to be
misunderstood, that with this force the
government meditated the deftrudion
of our freedom. Your caution how
rtver will gain you no credit, for the in
tention is too palpable. A more con
temptible bug-bear than this, has rare
ly been forced into existence, and I had
supposed that it was despised and for
gotten until I saw it revived in your
Address. An army, direded to be rail
ed for the express purpose of meeting
impending hostilities with France, lim
ited in some instances in its duration to
three years, and in the rest confinedto
the continuance of existing differences
between the United States and the
French Republic, is now declared by
you to have been embodied, without
any possible rational use, unless, indeed
as you wish it to be nnderftood they
were to be employed " in the career of
federal ambition to disorganize and'
subvert a free g.vernment."
But what do you mean by " a con
temptuous disregard of the militia" ?
Was not the President authorized to
accept of volunteer companies of mili
tia ; and did he not accept of all who
offered ? was not provision made for
their equipment at the expence of the
United Stater? You Sir, cannot be ig
norantof these circumflances; you mud
know there is nothing in this or in any
other part of thecondud of government
towards the militia, that can be con
fidcred as contemptuous. On the con
trary, that a proper organization of
the militia so as to render them most
ufeful, has been the con Slant care of the
government. But who was to corp
mand this formidable army, that was
to ered a military diftetifof on the ruins
of our infant institutions ? Itwas no
other than our beloved Washington.
Can it be believed, can you yourfelf for
one moment believe that Waßrngtop,
who had retired with the blessings of
our country on his head, who had vol
untarily relinquished the honors of the
Chief Magistracy, could have been so
forgetful of himfelf, and so difregard
ful of his country, as profligately to
throw away the fame he had justly ac
quired, by putting himfelf at the head
of an army which was to plunge their
bayonets in the bowels of their country,
and crush the liberties which he him
felf had eftablilhed ? The supposition
is too preposterous for any thing Short
of the most extreme folly to entertain.
And your attempt to give it credit be
travs the impotent effects of party zeal,
which facrifices every confederation on
the altar of fadion.
afurpation lorded it over the ruins of
the fair fabric of our liberty. He
Would be aftoniffied to find all this
clamor excited merely by the lawful
exercise of the constitutional authorities
of the government ; excited too by a
party, who when they came into pow
er themselves recognifed the very prin
ciples on which their predecffors adfed,
and declared them " the bright constel
lation which had gone before and guid
ed our Reps through an age of revolu
tion and reformation." He would na
turally ask how can this poflibly be, if
the very " theory of a republican gov
ernment has been denounced" if " the
fceptre of the Executive, (Lengthened
by all the instruments of monarchy,the
ANTI-VALERIOUS.
REMARK.
ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 11.
We congratulate the citizens of Al
exandria on the rapid advance it is mak
ing towards commercial refpe&ability.
Not more than two years since it was a
rare thing to fee a square rigged vessel
in our harbour ; we now have our
wharves lined with vessels destined for
foreign ports.
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RICHMOND (Vir.) OCT. 9.
As Mr. Jefferfon in his letter to Mr.
Callender, of the 6th of Sept. 1799,
afferts,that by want of an arrangement
in a neighboring poll-office, during the
absence of the postmaster, his letters &
papers were for two polls detained—he
is requelled to inform the public the
particular poftoffice which detained his
letters,and it will be fatisfaftorily prov
ed, that no such mistake ever once oc
curred. It will be shewn, even to the
fatisfa&ion of Mr. Jefferfon, that the
former postmasters were characters of a
different description, who flood, and
Bill hand, too proudly eminent in their
own conscious integrity, to defeend to
such pitiful conduft.
At this office it can be afeertained,
that large packets were sent every mail
to the Vice President, directed in the
hand-writing of Mr. Callender—which
the writer of this believed, and ftiil be
lieves, contained the proof /heels of the
Profped before Us.
On the 26111 June, a Tripolitan Cor
sair, with the American brig Franklin,
as a prize, arrived at Algiers. The
claim of the Consul for a restoration of
the vessel and crew, had not on the 7th
of July succeeded. •
On the 16th of June, three Ships of
the line & two frigates of Spain threat
ened a blockade of Algiers, and de
manded all captured Spanish vessels.—
The Dey threatened war against Spain,
which was only averted on the follow
ing terms :—The payment, in money'
and presents, to the amount of 132,000
dollars : a renunciation by Spain of her
claim to captured veilels and cargoes ;
and a departure of the Spanish fleet.
On the evening, however, of the
fame day, the Dey informed the Con
sul, that considering the great distance
of the United States, he had determin
ed to call upon the Consuls of nearer
nations. Such demand is Stated to
have been made of the Spanish and
Danish Consuls.
On the 22d of June, in an interview
with the British Consul and Sir Robert
Barlow, the Dey demanded a change
of the. British passports, and a compli
ance with his old claim of 187,000 dol
lars : and declared if these terms were
not complied with in five months, he
would make war against England.
On the 30th of June,rthe Dey demand
ed of (haneville, the French agent,
Sums, alledged to be due or promised,
amounting to 500,000 dollars, and
threatened war against France if not
complied within 40 days.
It is further Slated, that Algiers and
funis are on the verge of a war.
Arrived at the feat of government,
Saccorrefc, principal chief of the Tuf
cororas, on his way to the government
of North-Carolin i,refpe£ting the cession
of a trad of land.
The Dey of Algiers has demanded
of the American Consul to dired the
United States frigate the George Was
hington, to be brought to Algiers, for
the purpose of being sent by the Dey
to Constantinople, to transport a quan
tity of spars and other articles. The
Consul remunerated, but in vain. The
Dey direded him to write immediate
ly, and obtain an answer as soon as pos
sible.
The Statement in our paper of Fri
day refpeCing the result of the election
in Calvert county, taken from a Balti
more paper, is erroneous. We are
morecorre&ly informed,that the federal
ticket prevailed by a majority of 10.
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FEDERALISM REVIVING!
The democratic ticket of Frederick
county had a majority of onl* 219 —
last year it was much greater.
Cb MMUNICH ION.
The fun of Federalism risen to
set no more—Calvert county has unit
ed with Charles and St. Mary's, com
posing the firft Maryland diftrift—they
are all federal.
Good Newf=Lettefs from France,
fay, that M. Pichon's drafts of last
spring, for 150,000 dollars, were duly
paid It is said the French have eftab
iifhed a fund in the United States, to
prevent fui ther drafts until such confi
dence in the government is ettablifhed,
that bills will fell well. Honesty will
ever be found to be the best policy.
Novel decision—Nd. G.G.of Charlottes
ville, Virginia, has been eonvifted of
keeping a gaming honfe, and sentenced
as a vagrant to be fold by the oterfeers
of the poor for one monfh.
WASHINGTON, OCT. Is.
WE underhand that letters have
been received in this country
from Algiers,as late as the 7th ofJuly ;
which furnilh the following informa
tion:
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United States.
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BALTIMORE, OCT. 11.
PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 11.
DELAWARE DEGRADED.
It appears, by private accounts from
Delaware, that the election in that Slate
for member of congiefs has eventually
;terminated in favor of Cxfar A. Rod
' ney, the democratic candidate, by a
I majority of FIFTEEN! The calcula
j tions which had been made on this fub
jed, by correa and well informed in
;dividual's, having proved fallacious, an
I enquiry naturally suggests itfelf: viz.
I Has this event been produced by the
fair and fpont^eous current of pub
lic opinion ? We are bold to answer this
question in the negative. We are con
fident that the refpe&able and indepen
dent citizens of Delaware, instead of
being vitiated so their ideas of govetn-
Iment, are daily becoming more con
firmed in their admiration of the sys
tem adopted by Washington, and pur
sued with fuceffs by Adams. There
is no dereliction of Federal principles :
I this political disgrace has been incur
' red by an inflifence of the most shame
, ful description.' The voice of the state
Ihas been fmothcred by the influx of
I worthlefs foreigners, who, possessing
;neither morals nor property, have been
permitted to mingle their coirupt fuf
frages in behalf of anarchy.
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I Extrafl of a letter from a refoeflable gen
tleman in Wilmington (Del.) to the
Editors oftheGozette ofthe United States.
" We are swarming here with Uni
ted Irishmen and mufketoes : the for
-Imer pick our pockets, and the latter
fuck our blood. Certainly ve have
been guilty of some national fin, that
we are thus punished. Our diftrift
judge (Bedford) lately held a special
district court at Wilmington for the
diftinft purpose of naturalizing Irish
men to vote for Cesar A. Rodney, the
democratic candidate for Representa
tive in thenext Congress. Such a feene
of (wearing and lying was never before
wiineffed in this place. Is many as
140 were qualified on this extraordinary
occasion. Some of them were so much
intoxicated when the oath was administ
ered to them, & when others were Swear
ing that they knew them to be of good
moral character, that the by-standers ob
served them to be drunk. Their vul
gar and beastly appearance was disgus
ting even to some of the democrats.—
Their petitions were prepared in one cor
ner of the courtroom, by one of the de
mocratic-committee men. The queftiori
proposed to each, before the petition
was drawn, was, “ Will you vote for Ce
sar Rodney ?—Are you a republican ?"—
The answer generally was, " Ry *Jss
/ Trill—by 'J^J" 3 /^'^ a good one."
march 24th 180 c.
The design for the medal and the
likeness were by Mr. Archibald Robert
son of this city, and the die was en
graved by Mr. R. Scott, of the mint,
Philadelphia. 0
Dr. Johnson speaking to a young
man who was very lavim of his money
to procure public favor, said to him—
" Sir, you take the wrong mode ; a
man is more followed for one guinea
that is in his pocket, than for riree,
that are fpept."
We are informed that the Literacy
Fair is postponed to December, on ac
count of the present Rate of health in
Philadelphia.
Honorary Medal—On March 24th,
1800, Congress voted to Commodore
Truxton a gold medal, as a mark of
their sense of his gallantry, and the
bravery of the American tars under his
command, in supporting the honor of
the American flag. The particular
adion that occasioned this honorable
testimony of national refped, was his
engagement in the Constellation, of 38
guns, with the French directorial man
of war, La Vengeance, of 54 guns.
The medal has been completed and
presented.
On one fide of the medal is an excel
lent likeness of the commodore — the
inscription
PATRIE PATRE3 FILIO DIGNO.
And beneath,
Thomas Truxton.
On the reverse is a representation of
the a&ion, with an inscription, nearly
in the words of Mr. Randolph, in the
debate that preceded the vote of Con
gress :—
U. 3. FRIGATE CONSTELLATION, OF 38 GUNS,
PURSUES. ATTACKS AND VANQUISHES
THE FRENCH SHIP LA VENGEANCE,
OF 54 GUNS, IST MARCH,
1800.
And beneath,
BY VOTE OF CONGRESS TO THOMAS TRUXTON,
NEW-YORK, OCT 14.
At 12 o'clock, yesterday morning,
the most worfhipful the grand matter,
attended by the officers of the grand
lodge and the ftiperintending commit
tee, laid the foundatioh stone of a Ma-
sonic hall. This building is to be fit
nated in Frankforteftreet, near the
Park ; and when finiffied will afford
very extensive accommodations to the
'raternity. It is ereded by a fubferip
Hen, opened and procured by Mr.
Philip Backnon, whose exertions and
. fliduity on this occasion do him infi
nite credit : From the known reputa
tion of the architea sot taste and skill,
we flatter ourselves it will be ranked a
mong the ornaments of the city.
LITERARY FAIR.
" I wonder how your Yankee stom
ach would have relished a scene which
was aded here on Saturday. Our elec
tions come on to-morrow: Preparatory
to which, on Saturday, three hundred
and fifty aliens, mostly natives of Ire
land, were, no one knows how, meta
morphosed into American citizens, at
an adjourned Court of Quarter Sessions!
The business hot being completed, the
Court adjourned, and this day com
pleted thegood work by naturalizing near
an hundred more. Every one of these
will vote to morrow ; so that you need
not be fiirpiifed Should the elections in
this city turn out as they have done for
the two 01 th r ee last years. Ihe event
in Delaware has, hou ever, inspired us
with resentment and energy ; and we
Shall make every honourable exertion
to ere& some mounds against the tor
rent if democracy which threatens the
deftru&ion of every thing capable of
rendering society, or even life,defirable.
But the continued increase of new-man
ufactured citizens will render incessant
exertion rieceffary. I have hopes, that
many of our deluded democrats, who
arg' Americans, will reflect on the ne
cessity of putting a Hop to the career of,
naturalization ; and will join the fed
eral flandard. I will write you again
Shortly.” —o—
Robert Goodloe Harpeß, Esq. is
to be a candidate for Congress in Ma
ryland. —o—
Frem PENNSTLVANIA.
A letter from Philadelphia, to a cor
respondent in this town, dated October
14. 1802, fays, " The elections in this
city have terminated in favor of the
Foreigner/ :—But the Native Americans
in the city made an< ble hand The
Federal Republican candidates forCon
grefs received in the city the following
numbers of votes, viz. George Latimer,
1599, Peter Browne, 1572, Jonas Pres
ton, 1564. —The democratic candidates
had, Michael Leib 1844, Jofepb, Clay
1942, Jacob Richards 1901. The for
eigners abound moltly in the suburbs ;
and the democratic ticket had, of
course, large majorities in the Northern
Liberties, Buftletown, Southwark,Moy
amenfmg, Paffyuak, and Gei mantown.
After many batches of English, French
and IriSh emigrants, as have lately
been made into citizens, this issue was
anticipated. The Federalists, however
have done their duty, and difeharged
their conscience to their God and their
country.
" The official returns of, the election
in Delaware have been received In
Kent and Su,ex, Mr. Bayard had ana
jority of 942 :— In Newest, Mr. Rod
ney had a majority 06957 ; confeqnent
ly Ctefar Augustus Rodney has been
clewed, not by a majority, but a plu
rality of 15 votes ! Ihe majority of
the Legislature of Delaware, just cho
sen, is, notwithstanding, highly Fede
ral. The House of AffenFly # c<nfifls of
twenty-one members —fourteen of
whom are federal ; as are two thirds of
the Council, which cohfiits of nine
members. So that it is expected, if
Mr. Bayard wishes to be in Congress,
that he will be elected a Senator of the
From Philadelphia, oct. 11.
" The fears fuggelted in my letter
of Saturday were not groundless. The
influence of Mr. Jefferfon has succeeded
in removing one of the greatest men
our country can boast, from the Coun
cils of the Union. The ifTue of the elec
tion in Delaware has been received—
Cesar 1. Rodney, jun. is elected by a
majority of fifeen out of near Seven
Tboufand votes—On Mr. Bayard's ac
count, I do not regret the event ; for he
has been Sacrificing a very lucrativeand
honorable practice ever since he has been
in Congress; and I know it was not
until after the most pressing persuasion,
that he confenteQ to Stand a candidate :
But I do regret, for the honor and hap
piness of my country, that Mr. Rod
ney has been choen by the sole instru
mentality of the United Irishmen,
and other late foreigners, who have
lately been naturalized in that State ;
— Between one and two hundred of
whom have lately been citizenized at
Wilmington. It makes my heart's
blood move rapidly, when I refled, that
the question very fliortly will be, not
whether one or the other fed of Amer
icans Shall give laws to Americans;
but whether new imported Foreigners, or
Native Americans, fall be the rulers of
the United States ! Gracious Heaven !
is this the boon for which we encounter
ed the perils of a long and bloody war ?
Is it not, my friend, time, high time,
that every American, who has one spark
of patriotism unextingnifhed in his
bread, to rouse from his lethargy ; and
to make a bold and manly exertion to
remedy this growing, this difgraceful
evil? Let those who have their elections
yet to make, think seriously bf these
things ! Let them call forth all their
energies to eled such Americans for
their Representatives, as will form a
check to these emanations of foreign in
fluence in the Councils bf the Union.
If they are supine, the country is ruin
ed ; and in a Short time, like France,
will be the prey of any usurper, who,
like Bonaparte, Shall chufe to Seize the
reins of domination.
BOSTON, OCT. 16°
Executive Influence in Delaware.
Copy of a Circular Letter from the Ame
rican Consul General at Madrid, dated
11th Augufl, 802.
[Received by a refteßable merchant in Btfon ]
" On the I Ith instant the Plenipoten
tiaries of the United States and Spain,
signed a, Convention for the appoint
ment of Commissioners, who are to
form a board, and fit at Madrid, for
the indemnification of those who have
sustained losses, damages, or injuries,
in consequence of the excesses of indi
viduals of either nation, during the late
war, contrary to the existing treatv, rr
the laws of nations. The Convention
to hive no power or effed, until it be
ratified by the contrasting parties."
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The Native Citizen of the United
States appear to have loft all political
importance; Was not the election of
the President owing to tl, c superior
number of votes which th. :Southern
States were enabled to gnu , i: account
of the black slaves ? Hat not the elec
tion of Mr. Rodney in Delaware been
decided by natives of Ireland ? Was not
the election of the Governor of Dele
ware effected by fimibi peifoqs ?
“ Families whb are difpbfed to en
courage this establishment, may be pro
vided with any of the number of tickets
at 4 cents each, by application to a
ny of the members of the Society, «
at the soup-house and any persons, or
families, who with to be supplied with
soup, will apply at the soup-house, be
tween the hours of 12 and 2, where
soup, will be provided every day (Sun
days excepted) at 4 cents a quart.
“ A number of refpe&able citizens
have already borne testimony in favour
of the new arangemept, by their libe
ral contributions, and they believe and
hope, that many more only wait to be
ifiviced.
An institution has long exited in
New-York, for the relief of d ^Ld
persons confined in goal. At a It
meeting of the Society, some new a^i
benevolent regulations have been adop
ted, both in refpeft to the prisoners
and to the poor of the city gen
erally ; among other measures, we no
tice one, which is not only honorable
to the Founders of this institution, but
which inculcates an important lefi'on to
every large community. To Shew the
extent of its ufefulnefs, we Shall copy
the article entire :—
" The Society trhft she public will
approve of the alterations they have
adopted, and will continue rhe charita
ble support the Inftiunion has hitherto
received.
" The low rate at which this soup is
furnilhed, will be a great accommoda
tion to the needy labourer, and the poor
mechanic, efpechliy such as have large
families of children ; by these means,
they may feed themselves at a much
cheaper rate than they can poflibly pre
pare the fame quantity of -wholesome
food, especially as it will leilon the ex
pence of fuel necessary to cook their
provisions.
"All those who are capable of la
bour, and have industry, cannot f.il in
this resource to obtain configurable aid
in the Support of themselves and their
familes. None but the fiek and infirm
can fail to procure this Support ; and
for these the Alms-House, and other
public Inftitutions,afford a comfortable
asylum. This eftabliShinent. therefore,
must necessarily better the condition of
our destitute poor, and letfen the daily
expences of those families who are but
in low circumstances.
" The Society have also provided
for the use of families, printed tickets,
each of which, ftibferibed by one ofthe
members ofthe Society, will entitle the
bearer to a quart of fotip, to be bellow
ed upon those who solicit alms, and ap
pear to be real obje&s of charity, It
is intended by this measure, to lessen
the evil offlre t begging, which is increas
ing to such a degree, as to become a
reproach to our city and county.
Most of those who appear in our streets
in this character, do iteither for the py,-
pose of obtaining money to purchase li
quors; or if they are rfurnifhed with
bread,meat,or other provisions, the Soc
iety have good reason to believe these ar
ticles are converted into liquors, by be
ing fold to persons who keep lodging
hnufes for the lower class of people,
she ptefent plan, it is hoped, will, in a
snort time, put an end to this evil, as it
does not afford the fame temptation to
fraud.
United S.ates. One bf the Senators.
I learn, will willingly resign to give
place to him. This 1 hope will be the
case ; as his country ought not to be
deprived of his eminent talents and
knowledge."
" It is also proposed not to confine
the benefits of this Institution to
the objeds of distress confined in
prison, but to extend them to the
ftor of every description. They have
therefore direded such quantities of
soup to be daily prepared, as to Supply
any persons who may apply, at the rate
of 4 cents per quart, each quart to
contain a portion of beef, not less than
4 ounces, and a due proportion of veg
etables.
THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY.
IMPORTANT.