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end,as it did in 1775, by war, unless we
are determined to give up that indepen
• dence which we then fought to eftab
jifh. Let u^> cenfider a moment the
natural codrfe of this negcciation. It
is the interest of France to fofter in us
1 hope from treaty, until (he has put
herfelf in a condition to fruftrate all o
ther hope. There can be no question,
therefore, that she has avoided, and
will avoid a dired refufal. And as
long as we are content to accept of
smooth fpecches, general assurances
«uague assertions and loose evasions, we
ffiall have no want of that court cur
rercy. But why (it may be said) has
she not already taken possession ? Be
cause her original plans have been
greatly deranged. St. Domingo pre
iemed obstacles unexpected, and that
enterprize must not be abandoned, for
though the illand may not m itfelf be
of much consequence, though it must be
ruined before it can be conquered ; yet
conquered it must be, for the world
mud continue to beleive that the First
Cor.ful cannot fail in what he has un
dertaken. Much of his power rests on
that opinion, and it must there
fore be maintained. But there are 9-
ther incidents beside those of St Domin
go which have had the fame tendency.
There followed on the general peace a
serious discussion of the German indem
nities ; then the affairs of Italy ; late
ly of Switzerland ; and during the
whole momentuous period it was doubt
ful how far England would bear a con
tinued invafi on of the liberties of Europe.
And it was evident that fhouki the war
recommence with England, the force
sent to this country would be totally
loft. It was important therefore to
gain time ; and for that very reason
we fhonld have infilled on an immedi
atedecifion. Such then is the state of
this treaty so fondly desired. A treaty
you answer by one poor word—confi
'ifence —confidence—confidence. — 1 ea,
eerily, we have confidence —We have
faith and hope, aye, .td we have char
ity too. Well—Go to market with
these chriftian virtues, and what will
you get for them..? Jud nothing. Yet
in the face of reafor. and experience you
have confidence : butin whom ' Why,
in our worthy President. But he can
not make the treaty alone. There must
be two parties to a bargain. I ask if you
-Save confidence also in the First Con
fui ? But whither, in the name of Hea
ven, will this confidence lead, and to
what does it tend? The timeis precious?
We waste, and we have already wafted
moments which will never return—
• Tou have already tried negotiation. I fay
ion have tried it, because I know you
have a minister in France, and I am
sere the First Magistrate of our country
cannot have been so negligent as not to
pay attention to a fubje& which is con-
Teffedly of such magnitude. You have
then negotiated. And with what suc
cess ? \Vhy, i^fead of defeating the ceffon
'you have clfedthe river. Inhead of ob
taining any advantage by a new treaty,
you have loft the benefit of an old one.
Such are the results of your negotia
tion in Europe. In this country you
have negotiated to get back the privi
lege you are robbed of : and what fol
lows ? A prohibition to touch their
Ihores. Instead of restoring the rights
of treaty, they cut you off from the
Tights of humanity. Such is your splen
did success from negotiation ; and yet
gentlemen tell us we must continue to
negotiate. The honorable member
from Kentucky fays that great lengths
are gone in enquiring into and rectify
ing the irregular procedure —He tolls
Us, a minister is just appointed and it
would therefore be incontinent to fight
just now : that moreover it would de
grade the President's authority, & de
feat his measures.
The gentleman from Georgia fays,
we have no right to go to war till there
fiall be a refufal on Cie part of Spain ;
and my honorable colleague assures us,
that if our wrongs are redressed by ne
gociation we can have no complaint.
As to the lengths which are gone, it is
for those gentlemen to appreciate then
value who know what they are. I
profefs my ignorance, and judging by
effeds, must withhold my, confidence.
If we must wait for a pointed refufal
before we do ourselves right, I venture
to predia a delay fatal to the peace of
this country. But, Sir, what is it we
are to ask the refusal of which will juf
tify war ? Js it (as my honorable col
league supposes) a mere reßitution of a
privilege wrongfully taken away ? Sir
I answer in the words of the resolutions
moved by my friend “ It does not consist
iviS the dignity of this country, to bold a
,igbtfo important by a tenure ft uncertain,"
But the honorable member from Mary
land has told us, that we need not cross
the Atlantic to seek for precedents, that
we have enoughon our ownarchieves ;
and he has had the goodness to mention
our humble petions presented to the
king of Great Britian in 1775, We
sent, fays he, petition after petition. I
am sure that honorable member has no
with that a minister Ihould be sent to
bear our humble petitions to the foot
ftool of the First Consul's throne. But,
sir, whether we treat or pray it will
by which we are to ask much and of
fer nothing. A negociation in which
we have no means to persuade. Have
we any to intimidate ? Where is your
public force I you have none; and seem ie
folvcd not to use any. My honourable col
league tells us that war will increase our debt
one hundred millions, and that our people are
not fund of taxes. He fays we are trying a
li£v, experiment to pay our debts in a given
period, which war would derange. It would
injure, moreover, our pacific character, and
might DRAW down the jcaloufy of all nations
who have colonies. He believes that three
fourths of our people are opposed to war, but
yet he thinks that nine months hence we shall
be in a better condition. What is the effect of
this language ? Is it not to convince the adverse
party that he has nothing to tear from a refulal?
As to this experiment for the payment of our
"debts, whether it has the merit of novelty I
Ihall not enquire; but I am bold to assert, that
the merit, be it what it may, is due to one of
my worthy friends, who formerly administered
out finances. The fame plan has also been a
dopted by another great statesman, (Mr. Pitt,)
who has for many years past provided regular
ly a fund to liquidate in a given period each
debt which his nation has incurred. But does
England trust her fafety to the protection of the
finking fund? No. She has fifty thousand sea
men employed and a hundred thousand fcldiers.
These form the fhicld cf her defence. A gen
tleman near me has told us that in case of war
that our mercantile .capital is exposed in every
part of the wbrld. To this I answer, firft that
the fame objection will apply with equal weight
upon any and evrey occasion. But further, I
fay the argument is dire&l, and completely
^gainft him. How does it Hand?
He admits that if negociation fails he will
draw the sword. He goes further, and fays
he will throw awap the Scabbard. Now, fir,
it is clear, that if w^ operate at once, notice
may be given to our merchants. Advices may
be sent in season to every sea. And here let me
fay, that it is a duty of tie government to apprize
both our insurers and flippers of their dangerous ft
notion. It is unwise as well as unjust to lull
them into a fatal security. But fuppofc the trea
ty Ihall fail, and remember that the success or
failure depends on Bonaparte, he will weigh
the present declarations and aft accordingly.
He will commence a war on your commerce
long before you know that war eziftc. J fay,
therefore, the argument is diredly against the
gentleman who used it And here let me fay
one word on the comparative merits of the res
olutions on your table. Those moved by my
honorable friend give the President command,
not only of the militia, but of the naval and
military force. They place money at his dis
posal, and what is most important, they put it
in his power to use these efficient means. The
refolutions,moved as an amendment, authorize,
indeed, a call for a greater number of militia,but
when called they can de nothing but cenfume
their rations. There is no power to bring them
into adion, and of course the exptnfe is ufclefs,
even for the purpose of influence,
Having endeavored to shew that we have
no hope from treaty, it only remains to confider
the natural effect of taking an immediate peff
effion. Against this measure it has been said,
that war, instead of giving relief, will abfo
lutcly shut up the Miffifippi, that a single Se
venty-four in the mouth df that river would
flop it effectually. I believe, fit, it would not
only flop butturn it; for a seventy-sour
would run aground and obHrud the channel.
But what is the amount of these. observations ?
The gentlemen all agree that if they cannot ob
tain their object without war, they will fight
for it The mifehief they deprecate must there
fore arrive, uplefs there be a well grounded
hope from treat/, and the only difference is,
that they are willing to take a longer term of
fufferance, because they have a Wronger expecta
tion of relief.without the exertion of force. I
have no such expectation. I shall therefore pro
ceed to consider what will follow if we take
possession without a previous alliance with Bri
tain, or with such an alliance. I have heard it
urged in conversation that such alliance Ihowld
firft be made, and therefore I think it proper to
take up the fubjed in debate. 1 cannot, how
ever, but remark on the different language now
held from that which we heard a year ago.
Then it was the fafhion to fay, we had nothing
to do with other nations And when a man of
plain sense observed that this disposition was of
little avail, because other nations would have
something to do with us; and when the par
ticular danger we now fee was pointed out;
Oh, then, to be sure, there was nothing to ap
prehend from ourdear filler republic. I censure
no man for adopting other and wiser principles.
1 have no queflion but that as gentlemen pro
ceed in the business of government they will fee
the folly cf many other fanciful notions, but I
must entreat them not to fly from one extreme
to the other. 1 hesitate not to give my opin
ion that we ought to take poffiffion without
consulting Great-Britain. And having dene
so, let us declare to France that we mean to live
with her in pcrfe& amity. Let us offer every
assistance in our power to conquer and preserve
St. Domingo. Let us faew her that we have
done an a& of mere defence. Let us prove
our pacific disposition by declaring, that we ate
under the tie of no obligation to her rival. To
Spain let us hold a similar language. Let us
point out her present. danger, and demonstrate
the utility of our possession. =0 both lot as of
fer to reiinquifh our claim for Spoliations on our
commerce and pay our own merchants We
can well nitord to purchase with that -price, a
price paid to ourselves Finally, if our repre
sentations do not produce the desired effed, let
us tell them that we will ally ourselves to Eng
land, and aid in the Conquest of all their Amer
ican dominions. Sir, this language will be lis
tened to. Rely on it, that under fnch circum
ftanaes neither France nor Spain dare fend hith
er a single regiment or a single flip. The cz
iftence of the British naval force will, alone
produce all the effe& you could ask from its
operation. But what arc we to hope from de
lay until an alliance shall be made ? What will
be the ftipu^fes of the treaty of alliance ?
These may be more or less onerous or perni
cious. Certainly the British minister will not
hazard the fate of his nation without the hope
of some correspondent advantage. One flipu
lation is certain. We must agree to continue
the war until a peace can be obtained by com
mon consent ; and this is precisely the stipula
tion which we ought not to make, if it can be
avoided ; because we shall then be nd longer
makers of our exterior relations. To this it'
may be objected, that we connot expert aid
from Britain without a previous treaty. I ask
what reliance you have for aid zuitb treaty ? The
answer is, that it will be her interest. And,Sir,
it is her interest to give that aid without treaty,
I have now gone through this tedious dis
cussion. I have trespassed on your patience more
than I wiffied, although, from the lateness of
the hour, much has been omitted of what I
ought to have fil'd:
I have endeavored to fiew, that under the
existing circtimftances, we are now actually at
war, and have no choice but manly refiftaace
or vile lubmiilion. That the possession of this
country by France is dangerous to other nations,
but fatal to us. That it forms a natural and ne
cessary part of our empire; that to use the
strong language cf the gentleman near me, it
is joined to us by the hand of the Almighty,
and that we have no hope of obtaining it by
treaty. If indeed there be any such hope it must
be by odopting the resolutions offered by my
honorable friend. Sir, I wish for peace—l wilh
the negociation may succeed, and therefore I
Wrongly urge you to adopt those resolutions.
But though you Should adopt them, they alhne
will not iqfure success. I have no hesitation in
laying, that you ought to have taken possession
of N. Orleans and the Floridas the iti^anc your
treaty was violated. Yon oughtto do it now.
Your rights are invaded, confidence in negocia
tion is vain : there is therefore no alternative but
force. You are exposed to imminent present
danger. You have the profpea of great future
advantage. Itou arc juftified by the clearest
principles of right. You are urged by the
strongest motives of policy. You are command
ed by every sentiment of national dignity, Look
at the conduct of America in her infant years.
When there was no adlual invasion of right,
but only a claim to invade—She refilled the
claim. She spurned the insult. Did we then
hesitate ? Did we then wait for foreign alliance ?
No—animated With the spirit, warmed with the
foul of freedom, we threw our oaths of allegi
ance in the fate of our Sovereign, and committed
our fertuoolAour,fate to the God of battles.
We then were fables. We had not then at
tained to the dignity of an independent repub
lic. We then had no rank among the nations
of the earth. But we had the spirit which de
served that elevated station. And now that we
have gained it, shall we fall from our honor ?
Sir, I repeat to you that I wf for peace ; real,
lofting, honourable peace. To obtain and Secure
this bluffing let us by a"bold and decisive conduct
convince the powers of Europe that we are de
termined to defend our rights; that we will
not submit to insult, that we will not bear de
gradation. This is the conduct which becomes
a generous people. This conduct will com
mand the refpe& of the world. Nay, fir, it
may rouse all Europe to a proper sense of their
situation. They fee that the balance of power,
on which their liberties depend, in, if not de
frayed, in extreme danger. They know that
the dominion of France has been extended by
the sword over millions who groan in the servi
tude of their new masters, These unwilling fub
je&s are ripe for revolt. The empire of the
Gauls is not, like that of Rome, Secured by po
litical institutions. It may yet be broken, £ut
whatever may be the conduct of others, let us
adl as becomes ourselves. I cannot believe with
my honourable colleague that three fourths of
America are opposed to vigorous measures. I
cannot believe that they will meanly refufe to
pay the sums needful to vindicate their honour
and support their independence. Sir, this is a
libel on the people of America. They will dis
dain submission to the proudest Sovereign on
earth. They have not loft the spirit of Seventy
fix, But, fir, if they are so base as to barter
their rights for gold, if they are so vile that
they will not defend their honor, they are un
worthy of the rank they enjoy, and it is no
matter how soon they are parcelled out among
better matters.
My "h^nowr^Me friend from Pennsylvania,
in opening this debate, pledged himfelf and bis
friends to support the executive government if
they would adopt a manly conduct. I have no
hesitation to renew that pledge. A& as be
comes America and all America will be united
in your support. What is our conduct :Do we
endeavor to fetter and trammel the executive
authority ?Ik >we oppose obstacles? Do we
raise difficulties ? No. We are willing to com
mit into the hands of the chief magistrate, the
treasure, the power, and the energies of the
country. We ask for ourselves nothing. We
expert nothing. All we ask is for our country.
And although we do not believe in the feccefs
@f treaty, yet the resolutions we move and the
language we hold are calculated to promote it.
I have new performed;, to the best of my
power, the great duty which L owed to my
country. I have given that advice, which, in
my foul I believe to be the best. But I have
little hope that it will be adopted. I fear that
by feeble councils we shall be exposed to a long
and bloody war. This fear is perhaps ill-found
ed, , and if so, I (hall thank God that I was mis
taken. I know that in the order of his divine
providence, the wifefl ends frequently result
from the most foolifi measures. It is our duty
to submit ourselves to his high dispensations. ' 1
know that war, with all its misery, is not whol
ly without advantage. It calls forth the ener
gies of charader, it favours the manly virtues,
gives elevation to sentiment, it produces nation
al union, generates patriotic love, and infufes a
just sense of national honor. If then we are
doomed to war, letus meet it as we ought ;
and when the hour cf trial comes, let it find ur a
band of bi others.
Sir, I have done, ahd I pray to Almighty God
that this day's debate may eventuate in the
prosperity, the freedom, the peace, the power,
and the glory of our country.
Another Sacrifice to Aerostation.
Citizen Olivari, aphyficiau from Faris,
arrived at Orleans on the rith ult. with
the intention of making an aereftatic
voyage, on the Montgolfier principle. He
made two unfucczfslul attempts to inflate
his balloon, but on the 25th he eflayed a
third time. Having attached 10 this bal
loon a wicker basket, he put into it dif
ferent combustible articles, for the pur
pole of keeping up the fire in the chaffing
dish, which was placed between the boat
and the balloon. He then afeended, after
assuring the Administrative Authorities
prefect, that no danger need be appre
hended on his account. He rose with such
rapidity,that hedifappeared in three min
utes. About an hour afterwards, the
Mayor of Fleury, which is a league dis
tant from the place of afeent, was inform
ed by a laborer, that a man had fallen
from the air, near the spot where he
worked. This intelligence was immedi
ately communicated to the Mayor of Or
leans, who repaired directly thither, and
difeovered the body of Citizen Olivari.
In the neighbourhood were found feme
particles of the basket. It is supposed that
the fire confuted the foie flipport of the
unfortunate Aeronaut. Some sparks
from the chafing dish, no doubt, fell a
mung the too combullible materials that
were employed, and made Olivari the
victim of his imprudence, or rather of
his inexperience.
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Mr. C. P. Wayne has contradicted the report
of the publication io London, of the Hiftory of
Gen, Washington,
A Liverpool price-current of the Bth
of March, mentions the price of Ame
rican exports as generally declining.
A letter received in town from a
house of the firft relpe&ability in Liver
pool, dated March to,fays—" We have
just received information, which may
be depended on, that a WAR between
this country and France is inevitable."
g. The above are all the particulars we have
received on a fubjedt, of the very firft impor
tance to the commerce of this country —the de
gree of probability to be attached to it must be
left to the judgment of our readers.
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! , - PETERSBURG, APREL J.
FlßE.—Laft Thursday evening a
bout nine o'clock, this town was
alarmed by the cry of fire ! it proved
to be in a house on Old-street the
property, of Mr. Willian Rowlett,
which was occupied by several poor
families. Our citizens assembled with
great alacrity, but notwithstanding
ther utmost ex-ertiens, the building
was entirely consumed and two ad
joining houses much injured—itfortu
nately happened than the evening was
uncommonly dill—scarcely a breath of
air stirring—had this not been the case
it is impossible to fay how far the de
vouring element would have extended.
The next day a negro girl was com
mitted to jail on suspicion of setting
fire to the house. She is a notorious
offender and if not punished, it will not
be because of her innocence, but from
the impossibility of proving the fad.
o~—
BOSTON, APRIL 16.
Symptomatic Movements.
Letters from the Southward men
tion that orders have been recently is
sued from the War Office, directing a
nur/ber of corps of the troops of the
United States to repair immediately to
the banks of the Miffifippi. Capt.
Stoddard's company of artillery, can
toned at Pittfburg, is of the corps or
dered on. This is not the only cir
cumstance which indicates an expelled
serious issue to the informal business at
New-Orleans,
BfcMAIL.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 14.
IMPORTANT.
CAPT. Strangman cf the schooner
Eliza, on his passage from Savan
nah to New-York, was cast away at
Cape Hatteras on the 6th January last.
He remained there Until the 18th Feb.
foliowing, during all which time there
was no light in the Light-House at that
place. This is important to the mer
cantile interest, as well as to mariners,
as during the time he remained at Cape
Hatteras eleven vessels were cast away
there, many of which, in his opinion,
might have been saved, had there been
lights to warn them of their danger.—
Those whose duty it is to corred this
evil, are requeued to notice this infor
mation, and the different Printers in
the U. States arc requested to republish
it for the benefit of the public. Capt.
Strangman further reports, that altho'
ther; is a capital Light-house at Cape
Hatteras, with lamps and wick, yet
there was no oil while he was there to
511 the lamps. [N. T. Gaz.
o._
Richly Interesting Inte^gence.
—o—
NEW-YORK, April !,
SYMPTOMS
OF WAR IN EUROPE.
Capt. Sterling, of the ship Mercury,
who arrived yesterday in 31 days from
Liverpool, informs,— that on the voth
of March, the day of his failing, an e<-
press had arrived from London with
orders for art immediate impressment
of every seaman in the port of Liver
pool ; in consequence of which, all out
ward-bound merchantmen were instant
ly Gripped of their hands, and a
number which had got under wav were
necessitated to put back. A press-boat
came along fide the Mercury, but did
not molefther. Capt. S. saw a boat
with-a press-gang on board, in chafe of
a Dublin Packet, outward bound, but
did not overtake it. impending War
was the only rumor of the day, in con
sequence, as was suggested, of some dif
ference between England and France,
is ith refped to the surrender of Malta.
A London paper of the Bth of March,
mentions the depression of the price of
Stocks, and speaks confidently cf an
approaching change of Ministry..
The following is a copy of a fetter from Ifr.
Gafcoigne, Member of Parliament from
Liverpool, to the Mayor of that city, dated
London March 8, 6 P. M.
" DEAR SIR,
“ War is expe&ed—a message this
day from the King to the House of that
tendency—Militia expefted to be called
to guard against in vafion—Stocks down
4 per cent—Mr. Pitt, it is ftippofed,
will return soon to power. I have time
to add no more, it being fix o'clock.
“ J. GASCOIGNE."
A letter from Liverpool, dated loth
March, fays, " The London papers re
ceived this day, mention a decline in the
price of Stocks ; and rumors are in
circulation of a change of Ministry ;—
but so far as can be judged, there is no
reason to apprehend any renewal of hos
tilities.":
Fron St. Unni':,
Accounts have been received at I. A
southward from Aux Cayes, to the 6
March. They state that the rebel black
of the Weft, after some flight fuccefft:.
had formed a junction with their fellow
brigands in the vicinity of Aux-Caye;
which obliged the French to retire int r
the town :—That Gen. Laplume !;?.;.
sallied out on them, but had been o
bliged to return with some loss :—Tha r '
these events had exhilirated the brigand?
who had summoned Laplume to fin
render in two hours, on pain of having
every foul under him put to death :—
That they were answered by a diicha^c
Cf Artillery:—That the next morning
, the blacks commenced an attack, but
Portland March ,8.
T he following particulars ot the mefan
wholly event w hich happened at Eaftport,
in this diftritt (which was mentioned in
the Gazette of the Bth iad.) w ere commu
nicated by our obliging correspondent at
that place. A difafler so truly distressing
has seldom been recorded.
" To Farcy's e^j"
'' His gentlefpu it Jeems to rife
" With Ara manthinefplendar c'oicn'J,
" And recentfrom their fey ^rave"
The children which he died tofave,
" On foiwy pinions hover round."
At Lamport, on the night of the 24th
nit, the dwelling house of Joseph Prince,
Esq. was discovered to be on fire by Mrs,
Prince, who was awakened by her infant
which was unwell. She alarmed Mr,
Prince, told him that some of the domes
tics were up or the house on fire, for the
heard a snapping ike that occasioned by
fire. He fpruog up rufh^d into the kitchen
& found it filled with fmoke,and the fire
making rapid progreflion from an on,ter
kitchen. Ever collected in cases of dan+
ger, the firft attention of this good map,
was the preservation of his family;
His oldest son and four other persons slept
in the chambers, the flairs of which went
tip cut of the kitchen ; lie ran to them
and called with a voice increased by ma
ternal affection and philofophy ,to “ escape
for the house was in flames," and knock
ed violently zgainit the door ; this alarm
ed his daughter and another ftpiale, who
slept in a bed room at the east end of the
kitchen,&they escaped outofthe windows
Mrs. P. had left her bed, and was at
the door which tie went cut at (which
tie took care carefully to fimt after him)
he net her and exclaimed "where are the
children ?" She answered,“ I do not
know—what's the matter ?"He made no
anfwer,but flew tc a bed room at the
Weft end of the kitchen, were four of his
children slept—in a moment he hauled
Miss Prince a daughter about 8 years
old, which ne found at the door, the
(moke being so hot she dared not ven
ture out ; he inhandy Hepped back & han
ded another about fix years old ; he went
in a third time, but hearing no noise in
rhe chamber, supposed they mud flill be
asleep, and again went to-the flairs called
and (truck with violence against rhe door
he then ran to where Mrs. P. was handing
with her infant and two children, and,
witha viGge quite blackened by the in
teiie beat and frpoke, in a grange luice”
wildly asked if all the children were there
being answered in she negative he again
rushed into the bed room--By inis time the
parlour was full of smoke but Mrs. Prince
flood at the door, waiting with all that
inexpressible terror,& anxiety of a wife &
mother the return of her husband and
children, and calling,“ Mr. Prince here's
the door—have you loft your way f-i
come here,! am right," But alas ! he heard
her not—paternal affection had led him
one step too far—he was wrapper in
flames, and periled with a beautiful'
daughter of about 10 years of age and a
lovely son of about 14. Mrs. P fiood at
the doortill nearly fuffocated by the
smoke, and with difficulty made her es
cape, leaving almost all flie held dear be
hind. Those persons who slept in the
chamber did not hear Mr. P. the firft time
he called,& muftundoubtedly have peril
ed had he not gone to the flairs the second
time—Thus out of eleven persons wb&
were either asleep when the fire was dis
covered, or who where unable to make
their escape; being children, this worthy
enterprising man saved nine—But how
can we again fay it, perished himself.
He died that death, from which he^endea
vored to fefcue others—and a glorious
one it was.
were routed with daughter, leaving be
tween two and three hundred killed,
part of their wounded, and nearly god
rauf^tiets :—'l hat this rebuff had ob^
liged the brigands to raise the siege :—•
Ihat General Saragin had arrived at
Tiberoon, with 800 troops, which are
expelled the next day ; and that when
General Rocharnbeau„who was expert -
ed daily with 4 or 5000 men, should
hare arrived, they would be perfectly
Extract of a letter fta fit Zev. Dr. C^tt, CQ %
lain of Congref, dated z^th ult. to Dr. Watyrbvf.
1 inoculated twelve of the Miami'
Indians at the request of their chief,
and fupplicd them with matter. About
two months aher they left Washington,
I received a letter from their Interprc«
ter, informing me that the matter prov
ed active, and that three hundred hag
been inoculated &nd gone well through
it : and that by the time I could receive
the letter, double that number would
submit to inoculation ; so that it is pro
bable it will extend through all the
neighboring tribes.''
The Executors of Ihe will cf the Hon.
John Bulkley, late Consul cf the United
States, have announced to the Trustees
of the Humane Society, in a letter to
James Lloyd, jr. Esq. that Mr. Bulk
ley bequeathed a legacy of One Hun
dred Pounds tterling to laid Society, of
which he was a member,o, promote the
benevolent parpofes of the Institution,