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During the whole of my imprifoomtor, pri
or to the fall of Robeffcrre, there was no time
when Icould thftk mjlife worth twenty four
hours, and my mind was made up to meet its
fate. The Americans in Paris went in a body
to the convention to reclaim me, but without
success. Theresas no party among them with
rtfpea to me. Myqnly hope then relied on
the Government of America that it would re
member me. But theicy heart of ingratitude, in
whatever man it be placed, has neither feeling
nor feofe of honor. The letter of Mr Jeffer
fon has served to wipe away the reproach and
done justice to the mass of the people of America
When a party was forming, in the latter end
of seventy-seven and beginning 'of fcventy eight
of which John Adams was one, to remove Mr.
Walhitrngton from the command of the army
on the complaint that be did nothing, I wrote the
fifth member of the drifts and published it at
Lancaster (Congress being then at Yorktown in
Pennfylvania)to ward off that meditated blow;
for though i well know that the black times of
seventy-six was the natural confcqucnce of his
want of military judgment in the choice of por
tion into which the army was put about N.w-
York and Jersey, I cfold fee no possible advan
tage, and nothing but mifchief, that could arise
by diffracting the army into parties, which
would have been the case bad the intended mo
tion gone on.
General Lee, whip with a sarcastic genits
joined a great fund pf military knowledge, was
perfectly right when he laid, We have no bufinefe
on Ifand.-, and in the bottom of bogs where the ene
my, by the aid ofits Jb'fs, can bring its -whole force
egainf a fart of ours'and Jbut it up. This had
like to have been the sfe at New-York , and was
the case at fort Washington, and would have
been the case at fort Lee if General Greene
lad not moved inftancly off on the firft newsof
the enemy's approach, 1 was with Greene
through the whole of that affair and know it
perfectly.
But though I came forward in defence of
Mr Wafningron when he was attacked, and
made the belt that could be made of a series of
blunders that had nearly ruined the country, he
left me to perish when 1 was in prison. But as
I told him of it in his/life time, I should not now
bring it up, if the ignorant impertinences of some
of the federal papers, who are pushing Mr.
Washington forward as their Balking horse, did
not make it necessary.
That gentleman did not perform his part in
the revolution bettep, nor with more honour,
than I did mine, apd the one part was then as
necessary as the othgr. He accepted as a present
(though he was already rich) a hundred thou
sand acres of land in America, and left me to
occupy fix foot of earth in Rance. I wish for
his own reputation, he had aAed with more
justice. But it war always known of Mr. Wa<b
ington, by those who best knew him, that he
was of such an icy and death-like constitution,
that he neither loved his friends, nor hated his
enemies. But, be this as it may, I fee no reason
that a difference between Mr. Washington and
me should be made a theme of difeord with o
ther people. There are those who may fee
merit in both, without making themselves par
titans of either, find with this reflection 1 close
the fubjedt.
As to the hypocritical abuse thrown out by
the federalifts dn other fubje&s,J reccommend
to them the obfefcvance of a commandment that
existed before either Christian or Jew existed,
" Thou Jhalt make a covenant with thy
fefes.
“ With thine eye, that it beholds r.o evil.
“ With thine ear, that it hears no evil.
" With thy tongue that it freaks no evil.
“ With thy hands,that they commit no evil.
If the federalifts will follow this command
ment, they will leave off lying
THOMAS PAINE,
Federal City, Lovell's?
Hotel Nov. 2651802 J ,-_
The following Committees were chos
en, viz A Committee of Elections, /
members , — A Committee of Revifal and
Unfinished Buftnefs, 3 members ; — A
Committee of Claims, 7 members ;— A
Committee of Commerce, 7 members.
It was moved, that the Committee of
Ways and Means consist of 7r%(inftead
of (even, the usual number) members.
Referred until to-morrow.
A Committee was inftruded to in
quire into the expediency of making a
general provision for the relief of infol
A quorum being convened this day,
the following new members topic their
feats, viz. Samuel Huw, from New-
Hampfhire,in the room of ,'feph Peirce,
resigned ; Samuel Thatcher, from Mas
sachusetts ; David Merriwether, from
Georgia, in the room of Mr. Taliafer
ro, resigned ; Thomas Winn, of North-
Carolina, in the room of Charles Jobn
fon, deceased ; an,d Thomas M. Greene,
adelegate from th'e Mi^ppi Territory,
in the room of N. Hunter, deceased.
SEVENTH
CONGRESS @f the United States.
Senate, dec. 6, 1802.
EIGHT members only attending, an
adjournment took place until to
morrow.
TUESDAY, DEC. ~
Twelve members only attended. Ad
journed accordingly. Eighteen are ne
ceffafy to make a quorum.
dec. 9 —lo, 1802. Only twelve mem
bers present. Not a quorum. —Ad-
journed until to-morrow.
—o—
— OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, DEC. 6, IBC2.
This day being prescribed by the
Constitution, for the meeting of Con
grefs,Fifty Three members of the House
appeared ; who not forming a quorum,
adjourned, until to-morrow.
TUESDAY, DEC 7- 180%.
An order paired, directing the Clerk
to inform the Senate, that a quorum
had formed. He was also ordered to
furnifh each member with three news
papers at his lodgings.
Wednesday, December & 1802.
Several private petitions were read
and referred.
gel paff'd by it. I few d^ys alter this
Robespierre fell in 4 Mr. Munroe arri
ved and reclaimed #ne, and invited me
to his house.
LONDON, OCT. 28.
WE have been informed that eve
ry officer whose regiment is
either in Egypt or Malta, which is in
this country or. leave of absence, has
been ordered to join his corps with all
possible speed. Admiral Bickerton,has
failed from Gibraltar for the Mediter
ranean, and it is believed that the ships
fitting out at home are defined to re
inforce them. This is a very commen
dable vigilance in the naval depart
ment. The French ports are known
to be extremely aftive. At Toulon a
squadron has been for some time fitting
out, and troops are said to have been
fllipped from the Isle of Elbe in trans
ports which are tobe convoyed by that
squadron. Where is it a going ? It
has been supposed to Constantinople
and the Black Sea ; an idle supposition.
Where is the necessity for fending
troops or men of war thither ? There is
no hostile power in that quarter, and
no garrison to receive troops. Intel
ligence from Paris averts, that every
dock is occupied at Brest, and a 74
building on the ffrand ; at I'Orient 3
ships of the line are building,and others
repairing ; at Havre, at Cherbourg, at
Bourdeaux, at Marseilles, the fame ac
tivity prevails, it is added that not a
single French failorhas been difeharged.
The intended journey of the Chief Con
sul is connected with these preparations.
Undoubtedly the objed of the journey
must be important which takes him
from Paris at this time and in this state
of affairs. He will probably visit all
the ports of the weftern coast of France,
not only Havre and Cherbourg, but
Brest and Bourdeaux. The knowledge
of these preparations has given rife to
very warlike rumours at Paris.
On our fide, the different ports have
assumed a more adive appearance. On
Wednesday orders were received at
Plymouth to get the Imogen ready to
fail with all possible speed with dis
patches. The Lady Hobert Packet
failed on Tuefday evening from Fal
mouth, with sealed orders, which are
not to be opened till her arrival at
Barbadoes. Sealed orders are also to
be forwarded immediately by the Prin
cess Amelia Packet which are to be
opened in a certain latitude. So urg
ent were the directions, that the pack
et which failed on Tuefday put to sea
though the wind was quite contrary.—
All the packets at Plymouth are to be
got ready to fail at two hours notice.
Such proceedings, on the part of our
rival, certainly furnifh grounds fuffi
cient for the steps taken on our part—
We may observe, that our movements
in the Mediterranean, as we observed
in a late paper, are probably also con
neded with other circumstances. France
endeavors to induce us to give up Mal
ta, that her schemes may afterwards
proceed with less fear of interruption.
We cannot, however, bring ourselves to
believe,that ourMiniHers will be hastily
persuaded to abandon Malta without a
proper guarantee for its independence !
Reinforcements continue to be prepar
ed and forwarded for the Mediterrane
an. Gen. Oaksis just appointed Co
mmander in Chief of all our troops in
that sea, and the Duke of York is busi
ly engaged every day at the Horse
Guards.
oct. 30. Accounts were received
in the city On Thursday from Italy, of
the exportation of raw silks from that
country to Britain, being prohibited.
This event excites much surprise.
It is believed that his Majesty's Mirf
ifters resolved at the Council held last
Saturday, to retain every thing that
was to be ceded by the Definitive Trea
ty. Orders are said to have been dis
patched to that efted. With refped to
the Cape, this resolution will perhaps,
be too late. The Dutch, some time a
go, sent a squadron there to receive the
restitution of it.
This day's Gazette contains the Proc
lamadon for the meeting of Parliament
on the 16th November.
A letter from Paris fays—" Bona
parte is constantly employed in digef
tmg plans of gigantic meafurcs, if I
vent debtors within the diftrift of Co
lumbia, and to report by bill, or other
wise. ^-
Thursday, December 9, ISO 2.
Mr. Gregg moved the appointment
of Two Chaplins of different denomina
tions, one for each house, to interchange
weekly. Postponed until Monday.
Friday, December 10, 1802.
The House met according to adjourn
ment. A private petitition, for a loan
of money to affitt the petitioner to tra
vel into foreign countries, to enable him
to find out the longitude, was presented
by Mr. Thompson, of Virginia, and
Committed. A quorum of the Senate
not having been afiembled, the House
adjourned until it o'clock, to-morrow.
Saturday, December ri, 1802.
Some private petitions were laid on
the table, and disposed of; but a quo
rum of the Senate not having assembled,
the House adjourned to 11 o'clock, on
Monday.
A., 11=: ^^p^r^^^^—^=
Foreign Intelligence,
Revived at Neto-York, by tie Jbip Lydia capt.
'i. read-well, from Glasgow. ^, London dates to
November I
The outrageous interference of the
French government in the affairs of
Switzerland, has been attended with
painful success—Though the Council
of War at Berne, in their address to the
Swiss, breathe something of the spirit
of their ancestors, they neVerthelefs ex
pose their dread of the all powerful
force of France ;—and the consequence
has been, that the patriotic diet at
Schwitz has ordered its army to be dis
banded, and the centingents of the
smaller cantons to return home.—A
guard ofhonour has been allowed the
bearer of Bonaparte's insolent procla
mation ; all the difgraceful conditions
of that proclamation are to be, or have
been complied with; and the constitu
tion of Switzerland is to be Sketched
out by French bayonets.
Nov. 3. It is said Prince Rufpoli
has refufed to accept the office of Grand
Master of Malta.
—6—
DOVER, NOV. 4.
Yesterday evening the French Am
bassador, General Andreoffi, arrived at
Calais, and was received with every
civil and military demonstration of re
fpeft. This morning he took passage,
under a salute of artillery ; and at four
o'clock this afternoon landed here, ac
companied by M. Portalis, his Secreta
ry, and suite. They will set off for Lon
don to-morrow.
Lord Whitworth will depart imme
diately for Paris ; attended by two of
the King's Messengers.
LONDON, NOV. I.
According to the Paris journals received this
morning to the 30th ult, the First Consul ac
companied by Madame Bonaparte, left Paris
for Rouen, lad Thursday ; and Andreoffi had
had his audience of leave on the preceeding day.
It was in the early part of the week fettled,
that his arrival here should not take place until a
bout the 15th inst. but dispatches received by M.
Otto, on Saturday, announced his immediate
departure, and a communication to that effect
was idftantly sent to Lord Hawkefbury. Sev
eral of General Andreoffi's servants reached
town on Saturday. The following letter from
Dover, dated yesterday at three o'clock p. M.
affords some interfiling particulars on this fub
je&.— '
“ L'A&if, capt Hedd, is just arrived with
Pierre Alexandre Juliac, Infpedor of the French
ports; he is charged with dispatches for M.
Otto, and brings the certain intelligence, that
Gen.Andreoffi left Paris on Saturday on his way
to England; he will be at Calais to-morrow
night, or Tuefday, at the farthell.
“ P. S. The whole of the Ambassador's bag
gage was (hipped for London yesterday in the
Sophia, capt. Dunes.''
M. Juliac, arrived early this morning at M.
Otto's hbtife, with the dispatches entrufled to
him. Gen.Andreoffi's arrival in London may
be confidently expected on Tuefday evening or
Wednesday morning. Lord Whitworth will
leave town in the course of to-morrow. The
new French Minister, in all probability, will be
presented to Court nett Wednesday.
it is no cafy matter to account for this change
in the time fixed for Andreoffi's departure from
Paris, for we can state, with confidence, that
he was not expected by Ministers until a day
or two before the meeting of Parliament. Bo
naparte may chink it necessary to give a new
proof of his sincerity, by the exchange of regular
Plenipotentiaries, at a moment when he knows
that the vigilance and a&ivity of our govern
ment are on the alert. That orders have been
dispatched to, retain in dur hands the Colonies
and Settlements whrcb had not been ceded to
France and Holland, there is no longer any
doubt.
Notwithstanding this apparent, and under
other circumstances, fhonld call it fatisfadtoryy
pledge of the French government's desire to
preserve, unimpaired, the relations of Peace,
established by the Treaty of Amiens, we ob
serve, with some anxiety, an extraordinary
Manifefto, published in the Moniteur of the
29th. Under the mask of attacking the En
glish papers, it throws out ideas of an alarming
nature, and maintains principles to which we
think our government will not accede.
BERNE, OCT. If.
ADDRESS
Ofthe Council of War of the League to the
Brave S^ifs, their brothers in arms.
" Friends and brothers,
" When you feperated yourfelvea
from your wives, your children, your
fathers and your friends, to conquer
for your children, liberty, independence
and pTofperity, you abandoned with a
acrity and courage your cottages and
your flocks. This idea, " the God of
may use the erpreffion. He has one
great plan in view at present, nay, it
has been in contemplation for some
time past, but is conduced with the
greater possible secrecy. From the
firft moment, he appears to have laid
down a certain system, a portion of
which every day developes. —Part of
this system was to render Spain sub
servient to France in the article of Fi
nance ; he now proposes to divide the
Gold Trade of the New word with
Spain, in such a manner as to lull all
suspicions of invading that monopoly ;
he has,&ropofed a partnership in the
Banking Line.—One Bank is to be es
tablished at Paris, another at Madrid,
and a third at Peru, and all under
the guarantee or firm of the two na
tions. By this means, Bonaparte will
be enabled to import Bullion immedi
ately from S. America, without passing
thro' Old Spain. —The President, M.
Mar%a,a very intelligentSpaniardjs ap
pointed on the part of his Court, to as
sist in the management of this measure,
which is now said to be in a state of for
wardnefs, that, in all probabilaty, it
will be made public in a short time.
[Glafgom Paper.]
LONDON, NOV. X.
SWITZERLAND.
our fathers is with us, and protests us,"
gave you force to brave all the dangers,
and to despise the fatigues of war. Yon
quitted with songs your mountains and
your valleys, to enter into the field & de
fend the cause of liberty and yourcoun
«try. The Almighty bieffed your arms,
and heard he just withes of a nation
,known only by its reftitude, and which
had armed for its liberty and indepen
dence. Our enemies, our oppressors,
thefoi-difant Helvetic Government with
its feeble party, have been chafed al
most to the Frontiers of the confedarate
Cantons.
PHILADELPHIA, DEC ~
HISTORY of Gen. WASHINGTON.
Gentlemen who hold fubfeription papers for
publishing the above hiftory, are requeued to
transmit lifts of fubferibers to the work, togeth
er with the advance money, on or before the
firfl day of February next.
The books will be bound agreeable to the
diredlion of fubferibers, they being at the addi
tional expeiice
$, Tbe Printers of Nevfpapers in the U. Staler
quill oblige the publisher by inserting the above once or
twice in their refteaive papers.
" But, brothers and friends, we have
received a notification, that if we did
not by our conduct give proofs of an
entire confidence in the First Consul of
the powerful nation of France, who has
caused a declaration to be made by his
envoy, General Rapp, to our fathers as
sembled at Schmitz, that he withes to
interpose as mediator in the war which
we are carrying on against the odious
Helvetic Government, we should be
compelled to it by the vigorous arms
of the French warriors. Brothers,
friends, confederates, who among us
could conceive the thought of mena
cing ourselves with the numerous and
experienced armies of France ? No,
friends, no : We wish to await placa
bly the determination, of the First Con
sul, and with Nat order, that modera
tion, and that ancipline, which have
hitherto guided your steps, you will re
ceive, we are convinced, the farther or
ders of your superiors, of your general ;
and even, if it should be necessary, you
tyll return to your residences, in order
tnat our country may riot be exhausted
by the entrance of foreign troops ; that
we may not be deprived of the scanty
harvest of this year, which we hoped to
consume with oar children ; and that
we may not be plunged itito indigence
and misery. It is only the Helvetic
Government, directed by its patiions
and private interest, that could call in
the aid of foreign troops ; we, who
took up arms only for our country and
tranquility, have no need of troops to
attain our objeft. But relying on our
condaft, we dare to hope, that the First
Consul of France, who has guaranteed
our independence and who has been de
ceived by falfe reports, will as soon as
he shall have been informed of the true
state of things, take measures, which
will secure our honour and the prosper
ity and independence of bur country.
May the Almighty deign to grant, this,
who has caused us to make an impor
tant step towards our future happiness,
and crowned our arms with his bene
di&ion.
Y FRANKFORT, (Ken.) NOV. 29.
ESterday the Governor of this State receiv
ed, by express from New-Orleans, the disagree
able intelligence, that the Port was (hut on the
IBtn uit. against the American commerce. This
news has made a great bustle here, and will be
attended with fcrious consequences to the Span
iards, unless the trade is restored according to
treaty. A spirited remonstrance is preparing
in our Legislature, to be forwarded to the Ex
ecutive of the United States; and it is hoped
the dispute will be fettled by negotiation, as that
will be best for both parties.—Should that not
be the case, the Kentuckians will assuredly resort
to force. 0
NEW-YORK, DEC. 14.
The following article from thd Lon
don Courier of Od. 22 hews the man
ner in which bur A^EalTador is con
ducing himfelf in office, and how it
i^ received. For a pmc minister from
this Country to mak%oint of display
ing his particular regard to men char
acterized as The O„oftion of a govern
ment, on friendly terms with this, was
such a violation of indecorum, as well
as a want of good sense, as richly de
served the coarse marks of disapproba
tion which it will be perceived, it adu
allymet with.
A private letter from Paris, dated
the 14th Oft. fays—" About a week a
go, Mr. Livingston, the American Min
ister, gave a grand dinner, to which Mr.
& Mrs. Fox, Mr. Adair,Gen. Fitzpar
trick, and all the leaders of opposition
at prefeht resident in Paris,were invited.
Cards of invitation Were likewise sent
to Mons. & Mad. Tallei and, Gen. Du
roc and his lady, and to Gen.Andreoffi,
the ambassador from the French Repub
lic to the British Court. Seven o'clock
was the appointed hour for dinner, but
not one of the French party had arri
ved at that hour. The company were
kept waiting upwards of an hour, when
none of the diplomatic guests making
their appearance, they at length fat
down to dinner ; and it is an absolute
fad, that the evening patted, not only
without the French gentlemen joining
them, but even without their giving
themselves the trouble to fend an apol
ogy for the disappointment."
United States,
Yesterday afternoon a, a mao of geireel ap
pearance was palling along Beckman.freer, he
was attacked by a co'v, and norwichftanding his
endeavor to avoid her, and the means he used
to beat her off, we are sorry to fay that he was
so much injured as to be rakn up dead. The
cow was afterwards killed in William-street.—
We have not been able to l-arh the name of the
deceased.
Extras of aprivate letter from Paris dated Se ?, ;
" Fouche has a very handsome •
treat—he gets 50,000 livres a year for
life as Senator, and 30,000 livres per
ann. as a reward for his past services.
There certainly was no mifunderftau
ding between him and Bonaparte, only
that the latter became every day more
jealous of his power and influence. ,
" I understand that the French Gov
ernment intend to present a note to the
English Government, seconded by Ruf-1
fia and Prussia, on the liberty of the
press in England, which, no doubt, will:
become a fubjed of Parliamentary in-1
▼eftigation. I should not at all be fur-1
prized to fee Mr. Windham and his par-1
An Academy of the fine Arts has /
been established in this city. The mem-,
bers intend to procure from France
casts of the most celebrated antique I
ftatpes.}
Mrs. Exton, of New-Jersey has made I
800 cheeses this year, which fell in ?
Philadelphia at the fame price of Er.-I
glifh. She is a native of England.--,
Her Farm contains 600 acres, one half
of which is wood land ; and she keeps
40 cows.
Gen. Pichegrue has entered the Ruf
fian service.
: o
PORTLAND, DEC 20.
A NEW STATE IN EMBRYO.
Separation of Maine from Mafachufett:.
The important question is revived, refpeaing
the erc^ion of the Difttia of Maine into a sep
arate and independent State.
Apoct a month ago, a number of perrons,
who had contidered the expediency of renew
ing the fubjed, which a long time has beeh con
templated, of eroding the Diftria of Maine
into an independent State, met in this town, and
appointed a Committee to confider a proper
mode for colleaing.the present featiments of
the people thereon.
0
BOSTON, dec. 23:
FEAST. OF THE SONS OF PILGRIMS.
The One Hundred Eighty First Anniversary
of the landing of our Forefathers at Plymouth
Rock, was yesterday celebrated in this town, by
a large and, refpedable number of citizens.—
The dinner was given jn the Assembly Room
at Concert-Hall, which was elegantly, and as
far as possible, appropriately decorated for an oc
casion, which was naturally calculated to awak
en the most lively and interesting feelings. It
was truly the " fcaft of reason, arid flow of foul."
After dinner a number of Toasts were given, and
the company separated with this pledge of their
gratitude and patriotism . —
" Heirs of Pilgrims now renew
The oath your fathers swore for you,
When firft around the social board,
Enrich'd from Nature's frugal hoard,
The ardent vow to Heaven they breath'd,
To shield the rights their fires bequeath'd !
Manes of Carver ! Standish ! hear !
1 “ The day before yesterday an aft
was committed not to be equalled in
Constantinople or in Tunis, as no doubt
the Government of these protest their
own merchants, and give every encour
agement to commerce ; —a Bank has
been established here some time, called I
the Ecailfe du Commerce, which gave
great facility to the merchants, being
then the only place in all France which
would difeount bills. About twelve
months ago Bonaparte wished to unite'
all the Banks, so as to make only one
Bank, that is to fay, that all discounts
are illegal which are not difeounted
in the National Bank. T^e above ef
tahlifhment refitted the invitation for a
long time, when the day before yester
day a file of Janissaries entered the house
in Rue Menares drove the people out,
Ihut up the house, and took away with
them the Ledger and Cassi-book! I!
Not a Journal durst infers tt.
" On the fame day,after three o'clock
a file of soldiers entered the Exchange,
and drove out all the merchants, faying
that no business should be tranfa^ed
there before two or after three.
ty in the minority on the fubjed of the
liberty of the press. I refer you to the
Journal des Defenfeurs de la Patrie of
the 2d Vendemaire ; there is an article
written by Barrere, by order of the
government, on the liberty of the press
in England. This you may consider
as the Avant Courier.
To love the foil you gave we swear I
And midst the dorms of State be truer,
To God,our Country, and to You."
The fame event was yesterday celebrated at
Plymouth ; and an Address pronounced on the
occafior. at that place by the Honorable John
Quincy Adams, Esq.
Extrefl of a letter from a refpeaable mercantile
beufe in Grenock dated Nov. 3.
“ Cotton is again on the start, and will be
more so, should the prefect appearances of war 1
continue. Good Coffee is also on the rife, and
will stand in the fame situation as cotton Ihould
hostilities commence."
MECHANIC "ASSOCIATION.
The annual choice of officers, and
feftival, of the Associated Mechanics
and Manufacturers of this Common
wealth, was held on Thursday last —
The Members assembled at the Old
State House, and made choice of
Jonathan Hunnewell,Efq. PreJident.
Benjamin Russell,\ Viee-Prffident,
Francis Wright, Esq. Treasurer.
Mr. William Andrews, Secretary.
Capt. Daniel Messinger, Capt,
Jonas S. Bass, Capt. Oliver Johof