The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-06-02 00:00:00, page 2

gent, " we have a hundred thonfand nego
ciators in the army of the Rhine ; a hundred
thousand in the South ; as many in the nor
thern army." (Bursts of applause.) fl the
British people with for peace,why do they not
detach themselves from their despotic govern
ment ? Let th^m ceafeto behave like slaves,
and we will grant them peace. The^Kings,
we are told, demand peace—but what have
these despots hitherto done to obtain it ?
IHavethey ceased-to provoke the neutral gov
ernments against us, and to dired their per
fidious manoeuvres against a free people;
; arms and gun-powder must alone procure
us peace.
That city which flruck off rhe head of the
tyrant, must also furnifh the arms and pow
.der which are to save liberty. Every day
you hear the fire arms tried, which near your
walls are made with unexampled adivity !
But it has been necessary to furmoui)4 great
obstacles ; instruments were to be made, and
workmen to be taught ; patriotism wanted
the assistance of art ; at firn, we had no more
than 25 artificers able to make good mus
kets, and who all came from Maubeuge ; at
; present their number is increased to goo.
Six hundred and 8o muskets are now made
in a day, and 6Sachin a decade. We have
if founderles which monthly produce 1100
pieces of ordnance." 4
Barrere next flared Murat been done for
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
13 Pluvoi/e, (Feh,i.)
REPUBLICANS from Dunkirk, admit
ted at the bar, deposited on the altar of
the Republick the spoils of the churches,—
They added to them some patriotic, dona
tions, among which were jewels worth 1000
livres, 968 marks of gold and silver, 9400 li
tres in specie, 13,300 livres in affignats,
2300 shirts, &c. The voluntary loan con
fills in 110,000 and the forced loan in
300,000 livres.'
" It is thus (laid the spokesman) we prove
our inviolable attachment to the Republick
one and indivisible. . Placed on the remot
est, in the most dangerous post, we will de
fend it to the last extremity. Woe be to the
dastardly Britons, if they dare to appear on
our coast.—We present you a tent taken
from that rogue the Duke of York, on the
very day on which he was folhamefufly chaf.
ed back from before the walls of Dunkirk ;
as the word " Dunkirk" fignifies the church
of the Dunes, we request that that city may
be called " Dune Libre." —He concluded by
requesting the Convention to remain at their
post. Honourable mention, and insertion in
the Bulletin.
" Our land forces (said Barrere, in the
name of the Committee of Publick Safety)
have made a glorious campaign ; and our
naval forces shall procure us an honourable
peace. Peace has been talked ts ; you have
been told that you mean to fubjeft the Eng
lish people to your measures ; that you in
tend to transport Paris to London. Why'
will ye lavilh so much French blood ? The
confederate powers sue for peace. You wish
to dethrone all Kings.—Do you with it for
the purpose of undoing the Revolution, or,
at lead, in order to retard its beneficial con
sequences ? This is the common language of
the moderates.'
" The committee prepare a terrible war,
with the only view of obtaining a solid peace.
You desire peace ; the leagued Kings da the
fame ; but mark at what price ! A diplo
matic agent in a neutral country laid the
other day. " The confederate powers are
willing provisionally, to acknowledge the
French Republick, (buffts of laughter.)—
Well, let us provisionally destroy all tyranni
cal governments. (Applauded.) Do you
know what the coalefeed Kings are propos
ing to you ? A cessation of hostilities for two
years. (Noceffatton of hostilities ! was the
general cry ) They offer you a two-years
armistice, for the purpose of eftablilhing a
mong you new Vendees, in order to recover
their exhanfted strength to carry offyour mer
chandize, to intent the popular Societies by
their agents, to stir op new conspiracies a
mong you ; perfidiously to take from you
your arms, your provisions, and togive you
at last some Royal scoundrel fora master.—
This is the cessation of hostilities which is
offered you ; at the term of its expiration
they will grant >ou peace, they fay ; and this
peace is to be ratified by The French people.
Can It be forgotten, that a fadion, whofeln
tenrion it was to destroy liberty, made &sim
ilar proposal? The French people desire
peace ; but an honourable peace. The ty
mserfery,u peace, because they have nei
ther money nor soldiers. A negotiator said
lately in Switzerland, " but suppose it were
intended to talk of peace, to whom in France
Ihould an application of that kindbe address
ed i"=" To whom ? this is not difficult to
be determined," answered the National A-
[Some faint idea of the entbufiafm of the French,
ma, he colhaed from the following.)
Latest Foreign Intelligence.
FRENCH ANIMATION.'
ALEXANDRIA, MAY 1). The following
extrafl from a ktter from a Member of CongreJs,
from this State, to 'his friend in tbit city, dated
May 1, 1794, contain; much interring matter :
" I AM very sensible that tbe Southern States
are not so very much interefled in tbe growth of
American navigation. Nature, climate, habit,
manners, and population have confoired to render
them unfit for this parfait. Isa fufficient number
of vfils arafound to carry their surplus produce
to market, and they obtain a good price for it, they
are not in this retpea very much interefed by what
nation this is done, Tor this reason, therefore, the
Southern States might not feelthemfelves inclined
to be at any extraordinary expense to defend the
navigation ; but Jucb a Jierrender would be ruinous
to Newengland. All cireusances have com
bined to render them a maritime people. Tbe
ocean is their dement=it is their barvef field.
It is tbe duty of government to protest tbe interest
of every part of fociety=-it is therefore its duty
to protea tbe navigation of Newengland, on
which its prosperity depends, as well as the agri-'
culture of tbe Southern Stater. There are but two
^of doing this—one by cultivating the friend
ship of those nations which Laving tbe greateJi
maritime force, are mos capable of injuring us, or
by a powerful,navy. Thefrf is tbe cheapef and
m°f defrabfe mode—tbe last ought however to be
reformed to in case tbeff foould not be attainable.
Ajerious qutflion here occurs to me, whether &#'
be not a danger of afeverante of the Union ; un
less our navigation is „oteaed? Whether the
Eaflern States will not, under fueb circumflances,
be obliged to jerk the friendfi, and alliance
of fame natfon able, to fated k, [need iraT
trace toyin' (be conjefaces of fa deplorable an
event, particularly to Virginid, which; however
rich and extetfue, ton never become a maritime
High words and blows ensued.—
The Frenchman almost immediately
engaged, and drew a dagger. One
We;fh received, three wound# in hi#
head. One by the name of Duncan
was stuck by the dagger in the belley,
though the phyficiana think he may
recover, at his intestines seem not to
be injured. The citizens assembled,
seized and conduced them to the
guard house. One or two Frenchmen
were wounded with the weapons na
ture has provided for our defence.
In the afternoon the French confol
waited on the captain on board. He
being out, the consul desired he might
be acquainted, that he was sorry for
the accident ; that he disavowed their
condua as fobjefti of the Republic §
and that he Ihould be among the firft
to prosecute the villains to conviftion,
About five o'clock, we are ihform
ed, another sailor was wounded in the
face with acutlafs, in Meeting street,
by a company of five Frenchmens
There is a letter in town, dated Paris, 12th
March, which fays, that 'that city and the
armies have bread enough to subsist on till
next harvest. The capital experiences a fear
city of meat, which ishot surprising, consid
ering that a great portion of that article for
the supply of Paris was formerly raised in
that part of the Republic now called La Ven
idee, which has been totally laid waste to fa
cilitate the extermination of the Royalists.
CHARLESTON, APRIL 30.
AN affray took place on board the
Apollo, Capt. Keowao, of Phi
ladelphia. A French lad had been
on the wharves to borrow a colour of
one of the American ships. The sai
lors of the Apollo passed some jokes
upon him, and he, not thoroughly uo
derftanding them, thought himfelf af
fronted. He left the ship, and short
ly after returned with a number of
Frenchmen dressed out with cockades,
and who displayed the flags of both
the nations. They went on board for
an explanation. To make up mat
ters they insisted that one of the fai
lgrs should kiss the cockade, which he
would not submit to.
she fabrication of faltpetre, " There exists,
laid he, " a new way of accelerating its ex
tradion ; the chymifts have with their art
aflifted the cause of liberty, and this difeove-
Ty alone would save it. We want, for the
next campaign, 24,000,00016 of powder.
They are ready. But our enemies employ
against us new perfidies, burn some maga
zines, and make others surrender. We must
be prepared for every event ; and for this
reason your committee is to propose to you
new means."
Late Domestic Intelligence.
I power. All theft circumflancts our politicians
ought to revolve ferioufy in their minds.
1 "To artfulng stranger it must appear Jingu
lar, that mea/ures, apparent/, calculated to encour
age American navigations which is an obje& so
interring to Newengland, and to retaliate the in
juries done to our commerce in confluence of the
'orders of the Britifb Court (and which injuries
have fallen principally on the people of that coun
try) fall he opposed h, the Eastern, and urged
with the most vehement zeal by the Southern
States. The former think that Juch measures
would precipitate us immediately into a war ; and
are therefore di/pofed to try, in the firft place, the
peaceable mode of negotiation to obtain a redress
of our injuries ; and to leave it unfettered by an,
circumstance which might be used as a pretext b,
the Briti/b court to evade justice, and induce bof
tilities which would be ruinous to our prefnt pros
perity. It is certainly ver, singular that the
Southern States jhould have jo eagerly prefl meas
ures which tboje most interred deemed fatal to
the objeas which they were meant to promote. I
recolka that it was one of the flrongeft objections
urged by some of the oldest and ableftfatejmen in
Virginia to the adoption of the prejent constitu
tion, that the Eaflern States fas the, fapojed) 1
forming a majority in the /egfixture, would be dif
pojed to encourage their navigation in juch a de
gree as to secure to themselves the monopoly of our
carrying trade, and thereby be enabled to exari the
most enormousfreights for the transportation of the
bulk, articles ts fee fouth, to the injur, of the
Joutbern planters &@-w different has been their
condua from these anticipations. It is the South
which prtfs such measures, even to the hazard of
a war. It is the Eaf which opposes them.
" If a fair and temperate attempt to adjust the
differences between Greatbritain and us, 6, ne
gotiation Should fail, tben felf prejervation, then
duty to ourfehes, duty to mankind, will just if,
ever, measure even tofequtfration of Britijb debts,
b, which our injuries ma, be retaliated, andjuftice
rendered to our citizens. It is not probable that
Greatbritain, a' nation accustomed to war, and
which for the service of the prejentyear, raises a
revenue of one hundred and fifty millions of
dollars, andjs mifrefs besides of the ocean, can be
eafl, influenced by threats, though her passions and
pride may be irritated by them. On the whole,
therefore, I cannot help thinking, that in the pre/ent
fate of things, the Eastern has been the wisest and
best policy. We might advantageoufl, improve
the time of the negotiation b, providing revenues,
and warlike equipments, so as to be ready to meet
and appeal to arms if it should be inevitable. I
have however, a confident hope, that the present
differences will be amicably adjusted, and peace
established on a firmer basis than ever, by the
measures of the executive.
" When I refta on tbe relative circumfanct,
of tbe Eafern and Southern States, tbe former led
by tbe necessity of their situation to navigation —
tbe latter invited by.their climate, their Joil, and
tbe value 'of their produaions to agriculture : Tbe
one fitted to carry to foreign markets what has been
raised by tbe indufry of tbe other, I have view
ed them as peculiarly defgned for mutual affiance
and accommodation ; and to unite on terms of re
ciprocal intereJi. I have often been afonijhed at
the observation, that the toft ern and joutbernfates
bad different interests. The fad is, they only
have different pursuits, which.produce an unity
of interests. It would be the greater misfortune
to both, to jtparate. Their union is calculated to
nourish each others prosperity. Yet, unlejs onr
navigation is feroteded, a feparationmay be inev
itable: Tbe Southern States from their habits and
peculiar circumfantes, cannot fourijb without
commerce; and they mus submit to have their pro
duce transported by foreign, if American vtfls
are not enabled by an adequate proteaion to do it.
But tbe eaflern flatescannot cxift or prosper, with
out their navigation, and they mus have it pro
teaed, in ferny Way or other, and if-tbe United
States do not pursue measures adequate to this ob
jea, they may be obliged to feeh its proteaion by
a f,oration, and foreign alliances. I hope tbe
united wiJdom of our councils will ward off an
event Jo mischievous to cur mutual peace and bap
pinefs, and io much to be deprecated." ^
Baltimore,, may 15. Yesterday morn
ing arrived here the ship Chefapeak, Capt.
Wife, in 52 days from Amsterdam. Ort the
zzd March, he was boarded by an English
frigate, who previous to the boarding of him
fired several mot, and carried away part of
his stern ; the pnly reafon,given for firing so
often was, that Capt. Wife did not round to
in an instant; the Chesapeake was going at
that time at the rate of 12 knots.
The firft Lieutenant came on board, and
after examining Capt. Wife's papers dismiss
ed him, wifliing him a fafe passage. The
Lieutenant informed Capt. Wife, that War
would Shortly be declared against the Danes,
and not any neutral vessel was permitted to
pass the Downs without undergoing an ex
amination, and if any part is prqvifions, they
are taken into England ; and on the 26th of
March, Wife was boarded by the Thames
(French), frigate, who had been from Brest
30 days, and had with her at that time ten
prizes, chiefly laden with provisions, Band
ini for Brest, and as they were favoured with
a fine fair breeze for three days thereafter,
he makes no doubt of their fafe arrival at
Brest ; the Lieut, of the Thames informed
Capt. Wife that there were 4 other French
frigates cruising for a fleet of 60 fail of En
gliih merchantmen, that were coming round
; • —— —— —
Extrafl of a letter from Brest, dated Marcher.
" The brig Commerce of Boston,, was
taken by a French frigate and brought in
here the 19th Jan. last, and was cleared, the
Captain had received seventy two livers per
day as part of the damages, and was m ex
pedition of receiving an additional sum.
• from JERSEY,
As late as March 22, letters have been receiv
ed io this town. It had not then been taken
by the French, though an invasion of it was
daily expected.. The account from Dart
mouth, of March 20th, is not, thereto,
authentic.
Extras of a tetterfrom Domfo, @^ty^
" All our countrymen have been tried here
and acquitted with paying the charges, and
these are enormous ; I think a condeqmatip,
would have been preferable"
The following letter from the Govern#
of Jamaica, to his Bitannic Majesty's Coo
ful General ofthe United States of America,
is here published for the information of all
whom it may concern :—
Jamaica, King's House, April 12.
;"sir, 4 ,
" Having the advice of his Majesty's
Council, opened the ports of this Island, for
the importation of all kinds of provisions in
neutral vessels, to the zeth day of Oft. next,
and four months further notice to be given,
I beg to recommend it to yog, to notify the
fame in the most public manner through
out the United States and to encourage the
export of provisions either for this island, or
the ports of St. Domingo, under the British
government. I can venture to assure a ready
sale for all foch provisions, and the vessels
bringing them to the island of St. Domingo,
will, for the prejent, be allowed to carry away
produce to the amount of their cargoes.
d 'l have the honour to be, &c.
ADAM WILLISON..
" Sir John Temple, Bart.
Consul-General from Greatbritain."
newyork, may 21. The Aurora, Ho
vey, arrived yesterday from London, bro't
but few papers. She left the Downs March
21, and her London accounts are only of 20.
They write from London, by the Aurora,
that the Channel is full of French cruisers;
that one of them, a frigate, went so close in
that she was fired at from the Fort at Fal
mouth ; that they take many prizes, and to
crown all, that Lord HOW's fleet is fafely
moored at Torbay!
Last night, precisely at 12 o'clock depart
ed this fife, that truly virtuous, prudent and
heroic veteran, GENERAL EMBARGO.
This intrepid commander was on the point of
bringing his forces to an effective operation,
and of opening his batteries which had been
erected during two months close siege and
regular advances, when he was soddenly at
tacked with a violent (hock of an appoplexy,
and expired after a few convulsions, to the
great grief of every real friend to the honour
and prosperity of the United States.
The funeral of this patriot will be conduc
ed with naval honours, in compliment to the
particularexpedition in which he was engag
ed. Avast fleet of merchantmen will fail
from the several ports of America; and ren
dezvous in the Bririfh Weftindia Inlands,
when it is expected that Admiral Jervis will
proceed to arrange thefuneral prfojfon, agree
ably to fome'' new inftrudions," he may re
ceive from his Britanic Majesty.
The CORPSE will be embalmed for the
purpose, and deposited in the burial ground
at Jamaica; a monument will be erected,
at the expense of the United States, under the
direction of the British commander, with,
this ffiort infeription,
British Insolence Triumphant ! !
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 1,.
Extraa of a letter from Bristol, (Eng.)
dated March 4.
'' There is little taik of any thing
but war and deftrudion—One neigh
bour is for a King, the other for a
Republic—people are much divided
in their sentiments, at much at in the
American war—• God only knows how
it will end—for my parr, I think the
times will be very bad—we are so op
prtffed, that I thirk it will not hold
long—and am afraid it will be here
at in France."
the Island's End, bound up the Channel,
which they expefted to fall in with th^t
night—he also informed Capt. Wifelhat the
French were every where fuccefsful, and pr®-
visions were plenty. Capt. Wife fur her in
forms us, that there was not an English cruis
er to be seen in the channel below Dover,
but that they were in a manner surrounded
by the French.
From the Independent Chronicle^
BOSTON, May 26.
Gen. EMBARGO.
AUTHENTIC.