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been final!, fuccefifuL—^ & not
think we riffle much in leaving an im
practicable theory to jink b, its ofynab
jurdit,, and we have seen enough of
allies in the prefect war; in which,
perbap,, a common interest might
have led us to expea Something bet
ter than in other wars, to be Satisfied
thatthey are not to be depended up
on. It it true, indeed, that those
who have deferred the cause, may
have to fay in their defence, that
France no longer assumes the right
of fobverting other governments at
plea fore, a principle which rendered
it so intolerable, and which gave oth
er power! the only right to interfer
ence they ever contended for, and
that it is therefore now very little
worth their while to expend their
blood and treasure in opposition to a
mad nation, the tyranny of which de
rives new strength from the mainte
nance of the armies necessary to op.
pose its numerous enemies.
Whatever may be 'the motives
which have induced some cf the pow
ers to withdraw from the confedera
cy, we can now only look upon this
nation as at war with France, upon the
principle of all former wars with that
nation ; and although it is important
to ui to have the Emperor al an ally
in this contest, we cannot look upon
him as an ally for the original purpo/e
of the confederacy, or at least a power
ful one for such purpose, if that is fill
bis avowed objeft.
Under these circumftanres, it surely
becomes to look, io the continuance
of the war, to an indemnity for every
expense we have incurred : and, in
deed, if we take into consideration all
the circumstances of the contest, and
our prefeat profped, we may fairly
look forward to such an indemnity.
When we confider our filiation in re
lation to other powers, we have al
readv attained much. The resources
of France are extremely impaired,
while our own have not materially
(offered by the contest. Our navy is
more powerful than it was ever known
to be, while that of France Scarcely
shifts, and the pofffrn of the French
Islands in she Weftindies, to which, ru
mor fays our operations are directed,
would more than compensate for ev
ery Sacrifice we have made.
There is another confideratioo, how^
ever, in some points, as important as
any we have mentioned, which atfrft
fight grikes the mind as advantageous
to out enemy, but which muff in its con
fequeuces be beneficial to as. The French
in the contest have capered Holland
They have the Glory of the conquest, we
foaft have the Advantage of it—they
possess its barren sands, we /ball obtain
that which was the only farce of its
power and conference, its Commerce,
let distant colonies, from whence its
riches flowed, are likely to be ours $
and while France is become encum
bered with additional territory, of
which She has already a greater ex
tent than She can manage, we Shall,
for these means, increase our trade and
add to the general wealth and prof
petit, of the nation.
With refpefl to the comparative
advantages obtained by the contest
therefore, (a contest into which we
were forced) we can hardly end it to
our loft § and as to France iifelf, we
cannot think that the state in which
that unhappy nation is at present, is
likely to entourage others io follow her
example ; nor will foe, as She once
threatened, quit the contest with the
means of embroiling the rest of Eu
rope If we look for a government
in chat country, we Shall ftifl feck in
vain for it, and the patent Conven
tion seems as far from fettling the
Conftitutton Af-|
femMfo We fee nothing but per-y
petu,l accufitions, profcri, io'% and I
executions. The conflict p^rfejion
of the party which is wealth ft by that
which is rtrong<ft; and al?hough we
do not much like to indulge a pro
phecy, when whatever happens has
long ceased to furprize, yet we do
not hazard much when we fay, that
in rhe Struggles of different factions
we Shall probably fee a repetition of
the horrors which we have constantly
witnessed lor these five years p;ft ;
that it will be long before the French
establishes a firm government ; and
much longer before France becomes
a nation, in spite of all its great natu
ral advantages, formidable to any
other power in Europe.*
* Here we think that Britifo Enthufa/m has
carried these Minifies far away from truth—
Fer it is a foe, that the French Republic has
been Formidable, and an over-match, to ALL the
powers of Europe which devilifm itjdf could
combine against it !
FRENCH SUCCESS:
LONDON, SEPT. JO.
The French continue fuccefiful in
an aftonilhing manner. Since the
capture of Dudeldorf, they have pro
ceeded io one diredion to Caffel, the
capital town of the Landgrave of
Heff^Caffel, in the circle of the Up
per Rhine, 85 miles N. E. of Frank
fort, which they are closely investing,
after having captured all the towns
between chat and Duffefdorf. Ano
ther division of the army deeded its
march towards Wetzlar, an imperial
city, 28 miles N. of Frankfort.
While these important events were
eftaing by the valor of the conquer
ors of Duffeldorf, another considera
ble part of the army passed the
Rhine, higher up, and after a Short
siege captured Manheim, and imme
diately Mentz was besieged, with ev
ery prdfped of its falling as readily to
the arms of French, as the other plac
es which had been attacked. The
Austrian armies, after a temporary
refinance, recreated from place to
place ; and had, when our lift ac
counts left them, taken Shelter behind
Frankfort, on the Mein, from whence
they would probably be again obliged
to retreat in a few days.
The Austrian General, de Vias,
wrote to the Spaaith consul, Sept.
18, that after the pacification .be
tween his Mod Catholic Majesty and
France, all Spanish vessels loaded with
grain, and whatever provisions of
war, which Should be deftioed for
France, Should be Seized and declar
ed lawful prizes. Some explanation
on this letter has been demanded of
the German Charge d' Affaires.
If we are to judge from appearan
ces, there will be no misunderstanding
between our Court and that of Spain.
According to difpatchet received on
Sept. 14. from Lord Bute, at Madrid,
his Lordship has taken a large hotel
there, and has sent for his family and
Servants from this country. When
Lord Bute 'went to Spain, it was by
no means decided that he would re
main there.
Difpacchs were received the 15th
Sept, at the Admiralty-Office from
Commodore Sir John Bourlace War
ren, dated Quiberon Bay, Sept. 9, &
brought to Plymouth by the Artois
frigate, Sir Edwards Nigel. Io these
dispatches the Commodore flares hit
having received intelligence from La
Vendee that in coofc quence of a grand
council of war held at Naufet by the
Republican Generals, all the National
Guards of the neighboring Com
munes were direded to assemble in
that city, in order to cruise the Loire,
and make < furious attack on the
I Vendeani. The National Guards
I having at frft declined, and after
( wards ahfowe ! y teiufed to participate
lin a me^Ure merely cafcuUfcd to caule
Frenchm-f )co miffac<e each other ;
the General put themselves at the
head of the troops of the line, lately
arrived from the frontiers, reinforced
by feme requisition men, and with
this force, confiding of about 14 bat
talions, marched against Charette,
who, apprised of their intention, ad
vanced to meet them between Mach
ecoult and Noirmouner, and attacked
and defeated the Republican army
with such Slaughter, that scarce four
battalions of the Conventional troops
escaped.
The Commodore observes, that al
though he has not yet received any
official account of this adion, yet he
has every reason to believe the above
information to be true.
On the departure of the Artois
frigate, Admiral Hervey's fleet was
in fight, approaching the Ide oi Hou
at. As Sir J. B. Warren has fee
ceeded in eftablilhing a regular cor
refpoodence with Charette, the latter
has we presume been informed of the
arrival of Monsieur, and will 00 doubt
avail himfelf of hi. recent yidory to
facilitate the debarkation of the troops
under the orders of his Royal High
ness ; we therefore expea we Shall
soon receive some interesting news
from that quarter,
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
GEORGETOWN, NOV. 3.
THE young physician who so no
bly rifqued his own fafecy to facilitate
the escape of M. La Fayette from his
confinement at Magdebourg, is Fran
cis Kinlock Huger, the son of the late
Major Kinlock Huger, of Charleston,
who was killed in the war between
America and Britain. We are hap
py to inform his countrymen, that
Dr. Huger has been liberated from
his confinement in one of the dunge
ons of Vienna, upon condition of hit
quitting the Empire within five days.
This information comes from some
of the most refpedable American
charaders, now in Europe, who are
well acquainted with Dr. Huger, and
are much interested in hit fate.
NIWYORK, NOV. If.
ExtraEi of a letter from a gentleman at
PrefqueiJle, dated 08. 16.
" A Mr. Tickell, fecretar, to Gov.
Simcoe, arrived here the <)?h of this
month, with a letter from the Gover
nor, observing he had been informed
there were four British deserters with
a stolen coat, at this place, and that
on application they would be deliver
ed up-Hind at the fame time wishing
to enter into rfome agreement with
the Americans to prevent the recep
tion of deserters and troops in future
on either fide. Mr. Tickell returned
on the next day with a letter from
the commanding officer at this place ;
the coat was delivered to him accord
ing to the orders of the Secretary of
War. The deserters you must have
heard of in Philadelphia, as they left
this place for your city the day after
their arrival Mr. Tickell was land
ed from one of the two Square rigged
vessels that continued to ply off and
on, during the firft day of his landing.
They are the firft vessels that have
been seen from this place.
"The sickness among the garri
son, has considerably abated, and we
anxiously wait for a froft, to establish
the health of the few remaining un
•well." % $
: NEW DISCOVERY.
The French Convention have de
creed a reward of 3500 livres to Ma
dam Maffoo, for having difeovered
the art ol fabricating,new p^per from
such as h^d be=,> already ukd tor
writing or printing.
\ =fo:<XtlßP- ,
RUTLAND, (Ver ) NOV. 9.
Extras es a letter to bis Excellency
Governor Chittenden, from John
A. Graham, Esq. L. L. D, dated
Boston, 08, 7.
Rejpeaed & Dear Sir,
" 1 HAVE the pleasure to inform
sour Excellency of my Safe rerurn to
Boston, from London, in good health
and fine Spirits, after a passage of 79
deyr.
" lnc ! ofed your Excellency will
find a copy of my application to hi#
Grace the Duke of Portland, (his
Britannia Mja/s principal Secre*
tay for the home department) rela
tive co rhe opening of a Canal from
Fort Sr. Jfr% to the river St. Law
rence, together with his Lordship's
ar.fwer on the fubjt&. I doubt not
Lord Dorctu fter, has received direc
dona 00 she matter previous co this.
I therefore, highly recommend, that
you Exceoency and the Honorable
Council, addrefe his LordOup on this
impo/unt Subject, as it will tend
greatly to facilitate the plan, and ben
efit the people of Vermont.l—How
ever, vour Excellency's and. their
Honoi'sjudgments in the premises
will better direct. I need nor men*
(io; to your Exed'ency, my exertions
for the interest of the people of Ver
moh during my residence in Eng
land ; only that I have done ever,
thing in my power (both in my pub
lic and private charader) that 1 con
ceived to be confident with proprie
ty° ,'
" No event, fiace mj return to
America, has afforded me more un
happiness, than to fee the weekly, and
a lmost daily channels of her political
information, replete with inveaives,
feurtility and abuse, against the char
after of our late Minister, Mr. Jay :
The combined system of prejudice,
interest, and power which he had to
encounter in effeding the prefenc
Treaty, comes, perhaps, more within
the ken of my knowledge, than any
of my countrymen who have visited
that country § being introduced, from
my ecclesiastical mission, to the high
est dignitaries of the church, who are
equally in the enjoyment of the high
est civil and temporal honors. From
my other avocations of business, be.
ing acquainted with what H there call
ed the middling, I mean mercantile
orders of life, I found a general fpiiic
of animefity pervade through the
uhle. The lapse of 20 years, has
not so far condensed the m^tfe
oblivion to the eye Britain, afbotff^
view with jealousy, envy, and resent
ment, her once loyal and obedient
colonies, t fifing, and perhaps rival
empire, in the consequence of the
freedom of her Republican Constitu
tion ; which, by holding up the mir
ror to monarchichal and ariftocratical
pride, discovers the deformity of their
form and figure • ,refteaing, at the
fame time, chat the draught of free
dom She is now attempting to make
her enemies disgorge, was firft tasted
at the pool, of America. A national
haughtioefs, begot from the coofcious
fuperioricy of their naval ftrengtb,
travels through every rank and grade
of her fuhjeaa.
" As her resentment and pride
have ever governed her coaduß,
more than her policy, war would
have been the fare of this country,
had pot the timely ioterpofirion of
Mr. Jay, arrested the arrow, and di
verted the storm. Peace, doubtlefr,
, ought to be thepole-ftar of America %_
under its umbrage, we are not only
secure from the convulfiont of the old