The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-12-24 00:00:00, page 2

NEWYORK, NOV. 2g.
Yesterday arrived in thia city,
J. Scheifflefo, Esq. Agent of In
dian affaire,and Whitmore Knappi
Interpreter, with five grand Sa
chems or principal Chiefs of the
Ottawa, Chipawa, and Poutewar
am, nation! of Indian#, (Commif
fionere from the Northern nations)
on their way to the feat of the
general Government on public bu
finefe.',
Abyeway, Matchipafqufigin—
Ottowa Nation.
Nangy— Chippewa Nation.
Kisses on the Sun, Okia—
pQutewaiamy Nation.
From Detroit Territory, north
weft of the river Ohio.
Theft Indiana are the Reprefen
<stives of „ Tribes of confidera*
ble numbers and importance, situ
/ sited 3or 400 miles north weft of
Detroit. They have never yet
had in, treaty with us, which the,
appear defiroui of forming. They
mention that a number of French
emiffsnes have at different times
vifired them, and hid endeavored
to excite a hostile disposition both
towards the British and American
Government. The, particularly
fyention with astonishment and in
% dignation that we are represented
, Wbe weaWand unwarlike, and to
live in tail huts like them!elves,
- nt — ^^ : /
CORK, OCT. ~
' This day an American ship has arrived
at Cove, which had been captured by the
French fleet, but recaptured by the An
son in their view : the Captain reports,
that shortly after, he fell in with a Brit
ish squadron, commanded by Sir J. B.
Warr• n , consisting of three line of bat
tle fhip# and eight frigates; the French
squadron were one ship of the line, eight
frigate's, and a cutter. Sir John was
epa!y in their course. The report is
deeded here inconteftibly authentic, and
we are on the tiptoe of expedition of re
ceiving the French fleet and Gen. Tandy,
io oar harbour, with three cheers.— The
Anton continued dogging the French.
vis, a carpenter, in conjunc
tion with one of the porters
belonging to the bank, who,
has since died of the fever,
were the only persons con
cerned in this villainous busi
ness. On the death of the
porter Davis took all the mo
ney, ofwhich a dividend it
seems had been made, and
was deteaeq by the style in
which he moved with his
coach, and pair, pretending to
his acquaintances, that an In
diaman had arrived at New-
York, on board of which he
had a venture to a considera
ble amount, and by the large
ness of the deposits which he
had made in some of the
Banks. He has since made
his escape.
THE public will learn
with pleasure, that the rob
bers of this bank have been
detected, and that the whole
sum 158,000 dollars (except
about 3000) has been restored
to its proprietors. One Da.
ed by she French fleet, and retaken by
on, of our frigate, § and that the Ea
glifb and French fleets on Saturday were
very near each other. There is no
doubt but an engagement of some fort
has taken place off the Weft Coast of
Ireland.•
BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Nov. 20.
THE Congress of the United States,
agreeably to adjournment were to
assemble on Monday the 3d inst at Phi
ladelphia ; but; by reason of the distance
which many of the members had to trav
el, and the early letting in of winter, a
joint quorum of the two Branches did
not convene together until Thursday the
6th, when the regular business of the
Session commenced..
The Senate appointed the hon. Mr.
Laurence, President of the Senate pro
tempore, during the absence of the Vice-
Prerident of the United States.
A joint committee, confiding of Mess.
Reid & Paine of the Senate ; and Messrs.
Dana, Harper, and Venable, of the
House, was then appointed to wait on
the President, and acquaint him, that
the two Houses were organized and ready
to receive his communications ; i^hey re
ported that. The President would address
the two branches of the Legislature, ja
the Reprefentatives' Hall, on Saturday
the Bth, at 12 o'clock; and that indif.
position was the cause of his poftrfming
it until that time. The two Houses then
adjourned to Saturday.,
HOUSE es REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, DEC.^.
AT 12 o'clock, -Lieut- Gen. Wash
ington, with his Secretary, Col. Lear,
Major Generals Pinckney and Hamilton,
entered the Hall, and took their places
on the right of the Speaker's chair. The
British and Porluguefe Ministers; and
the British and Danish Consuls with their
Secretaries, had their places assigned
them on the left of the chair + ^:
A few minutes after 12, the President
of theVnited States, accompanied by tis
Secretary, and the Heads of the Several
Departments of the Government appear
ed. The President hiving taken his feat.
whose fate our country was
threatened) and in a short
time after Venice became the
victim of " liberty and equali
ty" perfidy, and was fold by
France to the emperor of
Germany.—Let Americans
beware of the smiles as well
as the frowns of Frenchmen ;
and in all their national iranf
a&ions with a power which
has rendered truly wretched
and miserable millions of the
human race ; let them guard
against " a ferment in the way,
an adder in the path."
Fortunate indeed is it for
the United Sta es, that a train
of past events has fully de
veloped the character of the
French directory to the world,
and proclaimed a truth that
should never be loft fight of
by those who refpe& their
[By a Gentleman of this town, recently
from Boston, we have received several
late Boston papers, and a Hand-Bill,
containing the excellent Speech of
Prerident Adams. Extrads from
these papers follow.]
rights, and mean to maintain
tain them, viz.—That no faith
whatever is to be placed in
the engagements of Gallia's
tyrants—they promise, but to
deceive— they pledge their
faith, but to violate it, and
thereby to reduce those who
become their dupes, to vaffak
a^e and misery. Hail,J„er
republic / dear ally ! was the
language of the lords of the
great nation, to Venice (with
One of the Chiefs has declared,
with fury darting from hit eyes
that his hatchet (hall drink the
blood of the mifcreaot that will a
gain insult him with focK a lie.
National Legislature.
Albany, Nov 6.
, restrain the depredations of French cruif
ers on our commerce, has not given and
cannot give any relief ; it enjoins them
to conform to all the laws of France re
lative to cruizing and prizes, while these
laws are, tbemfelves, the foorces of the
depredations of which we have so long,
so justly and so fruitlefsly complained.
The law of France enaded in January
left, which fubjeds to capture and con
demnation neutral vessels and their car
goes, if any portion of the latter are of
British fabric or produce, although the
entire property belong to neutrals, in
stead of being rescinded, has lately re
ceived a confirmation, by the failure of a
proportion for its repeal. While this
law, which is an unequivocal ad of war
op the commerce of the Bations it at
tacks, continues in force, those nations
can fee in the French government only a
power regardless of their essential rights,
of their independence and. sovereignty ;
tod if they peffefs the means, they can
reconcile nothing with their interest and
honor, but a firm refiftance.^
While we think on this calamity, and
Sympathize with the immediate Offerers,
we have abundant reason to present to
the Supreme Being our annual oblations
of gratitude, for a liberal participation
in the ordinary blessings of his Provi
dence. To the usual fubjea# of grati
tude, I cannot omit to add one of the
firft importance to our well-being and
fafety : I mean that spirit, which has
arisen in our country against the menaces
and aggression ofa foreign nation. A
manly sense of national honor, dignity
and independence, has appeared, which,
if encouraged and invigorated by every
branch of the government, will enable
us to view undismayed, the enterprizes
of any foreign power, and become the
fare foundation of national prosperity
and glory.
The course of the tranfaaions in rela
tion to the United States and France,
which have come to my knowledge dur
ing your recess, will be made the fubje&
of a future communication. That com
munication will confirm the ultimate fai
lure of the measures, which have been
taken by the government of the United
States, towards an amicable adjustment
of differences with that power. You
will at the fame time perceive, that the
French government appears felicitous to
impress the opinion, that it is averse to a
rupture with this country, and that it has
in a qualified manner, declared itfelf wil
ling to receive a Minister from the Unit
ed States, for the purpose of restoring a
good understanding. It is unfortunate
for profeffiefts of this kind, that they
Should be expressed in terms which may
countenance the inadmissible pretention
of a right to prescribe the qualifications
which a Minister from the United States
Should possess, and that while France is
affertiog the existence of a disposition on
her part to conciliate with sincerity the
differences which have arisen, the sinceri
ty ofa like disposition on the part of the
United States, of which so many demon
strative proofc have been given, Should
even be indireaiy questioned, it is also
worthy of observation, that the decree of
the Direaory alledged to be intended to
and the Officers of Government theirs,
near the General Officers, he rofc, and
addressed the two Houses in the following
G^thmex of the Sum, and
Godthmen of to, Henje of Rtfrejratatives,
WHILE, with reverence and resigna
tion, we contemplate the difpeofations
of Divine Providence, in the alarming
and deftruaive pestilence with which
federal of our cities and towns have been
visited, there is cause for gratitude and
mutual congratulations, that themalady
has disappeared, aad that we are again
permitted to assemble in fafety, at he
feat of government, for the difeharge of
ourirnportant duties. But when we re
flect that this fatal disorder has, within a
few, years, made repeated ravages in some
of our principal sea ports, and with in
created malignancy, and when we confi
der the magnitude of the evils arising
from the interruption of public and pri
vate business, whereby the national in
terests are deeply affected—l think it my
duty to invite the Legislature of the U.
nion to examine the expediency of eftab
lifting fuitab!e regulations in aid of the
Healthlaws of the refpeaive States ; for
these being formed on the idea that con
tagiops sickness may be communicated
through the channels of commerce, there
seems to be a necessity that Congrefs,who
alone can regulate trade, should frame a
system, ^hich, while it may tend to pre
serve the General Health, may be com
patible with the interests of commerce
and the fafety of the Revenue.
SPEEC H.
tion render! it probable that the
Southern Indiana, either instigated
to oppose the demtikation, or jea
loui of the confequencei of foffer
ing white people to run a line over
land! to which the Indian title had
not been extinguished, have ere
thia time flopped the progrefi of
After the Spanish garrison had
evacuated the pofti the, occupied
at the Natchez and Walnut Hilli,
the Commissioner of the United
States commenced hit obfervaiiona
to ascertain the point near the
Miffifippi, which terminated the
Northernmost pirt of the 31st de
gree of North latitude. From
thence he proceeded to run the
boundary line between the United
States and Spain. He wai after
wards joined by the Spanish Com
missioner, when the work of the
former wt# confirmed ; and they
proceeded together to the demark
ation of the line. Recent informa-
eftabliihment.—The beneficial effect of
the Small naval armament provided under
the a&s of the left session, are known and
acknowledged.—Perhaps no country ev
er experienced more sudden and remark
able advantages from any measure of pol
icy, than we have derived from the arm
ing for our maritime proteaion and de
fence. We ought, without loss of time,
to lay the foundation for an encreafe of
our navy, to a fixe fufficient to guard our
coast and pro^ea our trade. Such a na
val force, as it is doubtless in the power
of the United States to create and main
tain, would also afford to them the best
means of general defence, by facilitating
the Safe transportation of troops and
Stores to every part of our extensive coast.
To accomplish this important objed, a
prudent foresight requires that Systemati
cal meafores be adopted for procuring at
all times, the requisite timber and other
supplies. In what manner this Shall be
done, I leave to your consideration.
I will now advert, Gentlemen, to some
matters of less moment, but proper to be
commuicated to the National Legisla
ture.
Hitherto, therefore, nothing is difcoo
able in the condud of France, which
ought to change or relax our metfares <>£
defence ; on the contrary, to extend aH
invigorate them, is our trite ^lioy. We
have no reason to regret that these raeaf
ures have been thus tar adopted and pur
sued ; and in proportion at we enlarge'
our view of the portentous and incalcula
ble situation of Europe, we fell difconf
new and cogent motives for the full de
velopement of our energies and refoerces.
But in demonstrating by our conduct,
that we do not fear war, in the nectfarf
proteaion of our rights and honor, we
ffiall give no room to infer that weabafr
don the desire of Peace. An efficient
preparation for war can alone epfure
peace. It is peace that we have uniform
ly and perseveringly cultivated, and har
mony between us and France may be re
ftured at her option. But to fend ^an
other Minister, without more determin
ate assurances that he would be received.-
would be an ad of humiliation to which
the United States ought not to submit.—.
It must therefore be left to France, if she
it indeed desirous of accommodation, to
take the requisite steps.
The United States will Readily observe
the maxims by which they have hitherto
been governed. They will relped the
Acred rights of embassy. And with a
sincere disposition on the part of France
to desist from hoftillty, to make repara
tion for the injuries heretofore inffideA
on our commerce, and to do justice its
future, there will be no obstacle to the
restoration of a friendly iatercourfe. In
making to you this declaration, I give a
pledge to France and to the world, that
the Executive authority of this country
still adheres to the humane and pacific
policy, which has invariably governed its
proceedinds, in conformity with the
wishes of the other branches of the Gov-
ernment and of the people of the United
States. But considering the late mani
festations of her policy towards foreign
nations, I deem it a duty deliberately and
solemnly to declare my opinion, that
whether we negotiate with her or not.
vigorous preparations for war, will be a
like indifpenfible. These alone will give
to us, an equal treaty, and iofure its ob
servance.
Among the measures of preparation,
which appear expedient, I take the liber
ty to recall your attention to the Naval