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for the. Coufulfr and A gents of other powers re
siding at Tunis.
" You are authorifed to irform the Bey of
Tunis, that a vrffcl is now preparing to take in
the cargo, which will complete the regalia new
due to him, and that no time will be loft in get
ting her on her voyage;" '>
[NoTR^ — The feme lead written to Mr. Obri
en, except the lad paragraph with the following
addition.
" You will of courfi; take due pains to fatisfy
the Dey, that the United States are desirous of
maintaining peace with all nations who MB
willing to live in peace; that they have given
abundant evidence of their disposition to culti
vate the friendship of the Barbary regencies,
and of himfelf in particular; that they expert
from his good faith an efficacious interposition,
rcordinff to m ur treaty with him, .for guaran
<c ' 'at, with the Bafhaw of Tripoli.
<< U.S ates, ft appears, will before you re
ceive this, ' three years in arrears to the Dey.;
low: t 4 r lup the deficiency,the “ Charge 1
^^ . ^ !r t. der arrive preparation to carry
t•: # . .1 (lores, for at kaft one annuity.
:.- ?. lis charged with thirty thou
h rhe President hopes the Dey
.>/rav~ duced to accept as a commu
"ct^ ^:6 's due for another. He has
U' n.!.,. hr hundred yards of cloth, and
or linen, for the biennial prefont.
juu not have prevailed on the Dey, and
£..#il4Jmndjt Rill impcffible to prevail on him,
to accept the thirty thaufand dollars in lieu of
the (lores, without the application of four, five,
or fix thousand dollars, you will be Supplied with
the lum, and the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars will then be made ^p out of other monies
in the commodore's hands. Should there be
no potability of inducing the Dey to the mea
fore, even with this aid, the whole sum of thir
ty thousand dollars is to be held by the com
modore.—The balance for the remaining, or
third year, will be lent as soon as it can be done,
wither in floras or money, as may be agreed.
You are already aware how much both the
eoDveniency and interest of the United States
will be promoted by substituting money for
(lores, rating the latter at thirty thousand dol
lars, as a permanent regulation, and will take
due pains to bring about such a change. You
may find it perhaps an argument of some
weight with the Dey for preferring money to
Shores, that the former can always be remitted
with more punctuality ; and that in times of
war such of the fatter as are held to be contra
band by the European law of nations may be
exposed to captures by which he must be sf
fe—cd as well as the U. States, fu case you
Should succeed in the pecuniary commutation
prepofed, it will be proper in defining rhe sum
of thirty thousand dollars to refer to some stan
dard of weight and finenefs in the metal—will
secure the United States against arbitrary regu
lations of the Dey, and quiet his jealousy, if he
Ihould have any, of imposition on the part of the
United States. The Spanish dollars now in
circulation, may, for example, answer this pur
pose .
" The pretensions set tip against the United<
States in the case of the Sip Fortune for in
demnification to the owners of the merchandize
with which (he was laden, shews the disadvan
tage of employing our vetfels in the freight
of Algerine property. You. will, therefore, as
you can, difeourage that branch of trade and
as far as it cannot be done, will take care to
repress- all expectation or claim whatsoever, to
throw on the United States the losses by cap
ture under their flag,
" One Subject of equal importance
and delicacy still remains. The fend
ing to Conflantinopk the national ship of
war, the George Washington, by force,
under the Algerine flag, and for such a
purpose, has deeply affected the sensi
bility, not only of the President, but of
the people of the United States. What
ever temporary effects it may have had
favorable to our interests, the indignity
is of so serious a nature, that it is im
possible that it may be deemed unne
ceffafy, on a fit occasion, to revive the
fubje&. Viewing it in this light, the
President wishes nothing may be said
or done by you, that may unnecessarily
preclude the competent authority from
animadverting on that tranfadion in
any way that a vindication of the na
tional honor may be thought to pre
scribe." —o —
Extract of a letter from (be fame, to James L.
Cathcart, Es, Consul at Tripoli, dated
DEPARTMENT or STATE,?
Wafeington, Ma, %X, lßoi.',
" THE threat of hostilities again! the trade
of the United States by the Bafhaw, certified
in your communications, and issuing immedi
ately from the Bafhaw himfelf in a tragation of
bis letter of the 25th May lad; certified by his
interpreter Farfara, has determined the Presi
dent to fend into the Mediterranean a squadron
of frigates and a sloop of war, under Commo
dore Dale, by whom this is written.—You will
also receive from him a letter to the Bafhaw
from the President.
“ Should war have been declared or hostilities
commenced before the arrival of this squadron,
it will immediately be employed in the defence
and protea^n of our commerce, against the pi
ratical attacks of the Bathaw's corsairs.—Should
warhave been neither declared nor commenced,
it is expc&ed by the President that you will ex
ert all your prudence and address in rendering
the apptrance of the squadron, and the letter
from the President, fubfertfient to the preserva
tion of peace, and to such impressions on the
Bafhaw as will be the mod favourable to the
dignity and interests of the United States. The
President relies the more on the zeal and fucccfs
of theft exertions, as the policy of exhibiting a
naval force on the coast of Barbary has long
been urged by you and the other Consuls. To
aid your exertions on this occasion, you will be
supplied by Commodore Dale, with a sum if
necessary which will be communicated by him.
Tn a letter which I have written by the present
opportunity to Mr. O'Brien, be is intruded to
cultivate the good will of the Dey of Algiers,
and to call on him for hits ftipulatcd interposition
as a guarantee of the treaty between the United
Stages and the Bafhaw. You will not fail to
make the bed ufc of you can the interposition
if it be offered."
*</ '' ^ ^ # ^ tor- ^o=== i^frl'i<3:
THOMAS JEFFERSON, President of the Unit
ed States of America. To the Hlufriows and
honored Bey of Tripoli, of Barbary, whom
God preserve.
" Great and respected Friend,
"THE affurancea of friendship which our
Cental has given you, and of our finterc,dclirc
to cultivate peace and commerce with yoar fub
jea#, are faithful expreflions of our difpofition,l
pad you will continue to find proofs of them in
all those a&s of refpc& and friendly intereourfe,
which are due between nations (landing as we do
in the relations of peace and amity with each
other.
" At the conclusion of our treaty with you,
we endeavored to prove our refpea for yourfelf,
and fatisfadlion at that event by such demon
strations as then gave you entire content : and
we are disposed to believe that in rendering into
another language those ^xpreffions in your letter
of the 25th May last, which seem to imply pur- #
poses incontinent with the faith that transac
tion, your intentions have been mifcoi:rc
On this supposition we renew i refers;,;
assurances of our constant friendfhip, a'd ^ % t)
our desire to cultivated "#id:onMf: ^r.:
you, remains firffi'at# rnaefaed./
"We have found T fye^ent tol& ch^ :
squadron of obfervatio? i% the Meditei c)^
sea, to fupertotend tl Ptav of oorcommtr.ee ;
there, and to eiefcir mg, Teamen in nautical |
duties. We recorr nto y> ur '
icy and good cffi ,& n d occasion <e,fre |I
their referring to r our' ^^.m. /freka, • ROT i
appearance will [ !ve apanage t,o,riwer: ior.,;
while we mean to rgfcfr i%.ty'c o u:
raerce on the resources OT wn ft%J and|
bravery in every sea, we have yet , ^cll
squadron in ftrid command, to c. :;3 then>;
Selves towards all friendly powers with t< - roR 1
perfect refpea and good order: it being rhe
fii& object ofour solicitude to cherish peace and
friendship with all nations with whom it can be
held on terms of equality and reciprocity.
“ 1 pray God, very great anGvefpeaed friend,
to faaye you always in his holy keeping.
Written at the City of Wofbington, the twenty
firf day of May, in the year of our Lord,! Boi.
Signed, "THOMAS JEFFERSON.
By the President. (Signed)
JAMES MADISON, Secretary^ State.
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Farm of a letter which Commodore Dale was di
reßed to write to the Dey of Algiers and the
Be, o/Tunis.
Mat it Please tour Excexlenct, 1
HAVING the honor to command a squad
ron of observation, dispatched by the President
of the United States into the Mediterranean
Sea to support the fafet, of American com
merce threatened with attacks by the Bafhaw
of Tripoli, and t® exercise our seamen in nau
tical duty, the inftruaions which i have received
from the President require, that in approaching
your harbours I ffiould tender the profound re
fped that is due to your excellency's dignity and
charader, and should recommend the squadron
under my command, to your hofpitaiity and
good officers. 1 leave to the Confal of the Unit
ed States the talk of explaining more particularly
the friendly difpofition^ of the United States
towards your Excellency, the proof with which
he is chargedof their dofireto maintain the treaty
between the two powers, and the reliance of the
President on similar difpofrtions on your part ;.
for myfelf, I only make use of ihe'tfccafion to
allure your Excellency of the sensibility with
which 1 shall experience your friendly counte
nance and accommodations, and of the fenti
raents of reverence & exalted esteem with which,
I have the honor to be,
Your Excellency's obedient servant.
BY THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a Convention for
terminating certain differences,
which had arisen between the United
States of America, and the French Re
public, was concluded and signed by
the Plenipotentiaries of the two nations,
duly and refpedively authorifed for
that purpose, and was duly ratified and
confirmed by the President of the Unit
ed States, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, which Convention so rat
ified, is in the form following :—
[Here follove an exaEl copy of the Contention,
and ratification of President Adame, ar publifoed in
the Oracle, December, I 800— Then follows :]
And whereas the said Convention
was on the other part ratified and con
firmed by the First Consul of France,
in the form of which t^e following is a
translation from the French language,
to wit :—
Bonaparte, First Consul, in the name
of the French People—The Consuls of
the Republic, having seen and examin
ed the Convention, concluded, agreed
to, and signed at Paris, th|&h Vende
miaire, 9th year of the French Repub
lic, (30th Sept. 1800) by the Citizens
Joseph Bonaparte, Fleurieu, and Rce
derer, Counfellors of State, in virtue
of the full powers which have been
given to them to this effeft, with Mes
sieurs Ellsworth, Davie and Murray,
Ministers Plenipotentiary of the United
States, equally furniShed with full pow.
ers, the tenor of which Convention fol
lows : Here follows a copy of the Conven
tion in the French language.]
Approves the above Convention in
Ml and each of the articles which are
therein contained ; declares that it is
accepted, ratified and confirmed, and
promises that it Shall be inviolably ob
served.
The government of the U. States
having added in its ratification, that the
Convention mould be in force for the
space of eight years, and having omit
ted the second article, the government
of the French Republic consents to ac
cept, ratify and confirm the above Con
vention, with the addition, importing
that the Convention Shall be in force
for the space of eight years, and with
the retrenchment of the second article :
Provided that by this retrenchment the
two States renounce the refpedive pre
tensions, which are the objed of the said.
article. : ,
In Faith whereof these presents are
given. Signed, counterGgned and
sealed with the great seal of the Re,
public, at Paris, the twelfth fhermi
dor ninth year of the Republic, (31st
July, 1801. (Sign.) BONAPARTE. 1
The Minifler of Exterior Relations,
(Signed) Ch. Mau. Talleyrand.
I By the Fir, Consul, The Sec. of State.
(Signed) HuGpfl B. Maret.
Which ratifications were duly ex-'
changed at' Paris, on the gift day of
July in 'the present year, and having
been so exchanged were again submit
ted to the Senate of the United States,
who on the 19th day of the present
month refolded that they considered
the said Convention as fully ratified,
and returned die fame to the President
for the usual promulgation. NOW
THEREFORE to the end that the
Aid Convention may be observed and
^formed with good faith on the part
f the United States, I have caused
^^fr^Tes to be-made public, and I
dQ^eby enjoin and require all per,
,tearing office, civil or military
h^nthe United States, and all eth
fer% citizens or inhabitants thereof, or
ibeida within the fame, faithfully to ob
&r%! a°d fulfil the said Convention
:ndrvery clause and article thereof,
In testimony whereof I have caused
s <the seal of the United States to.be
affixed to thefe.prefents,and sign
ed the fame with my hand.
Done at the city of Washington, the
twenty firft day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and one, and of the
sovereignty and Independence of
the United States the twenty-filth.
Th. JEFFERSON.
8, the President,
JAMES MADISON,Secre/ar, of State-
Foreign News.
Received by the flip Merchant, arrived at Bo, on —
London dates to Nov, 4.
" Our bruised arms bung up for monuments ;
" Our fern alarums change to merry meetings ;
" Our dreadful marches to delightful measures ;
"Grim-vifag'd War bath fmouth'd bis wrinkled front; .
" And now, infead of mounting barbed feeds,
" To fright the fouls of fearful adversaries,
" He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber,
" To tbe foft music of the breathing lute."'<
RUSSIA. -Moscow, oci.%.
THE Emperor arrived at his palace in the
suburbs, on the aid, where he continued
to reside until the 27th ; during the interim,
however, he repeatedly visited the city in pri
vate. On the morning of Sunday he made his
public entry ; the procession was led by the her
alds and the Grand Duke's-regiment of cavalry ;
to these fuccceded a long line of empty carriages
belonging to the Nobility; a regiment of hus
sars, richly dressed, well mounted, and in all
refpe& the fined corps i ever daw, followed ;
and then the Nobilityin their carriages of flare,
the Grand Chamberlains, and all the superior
officers of the government. The equipages were
mod magnificent: —the carriages in general
were drawn by fix borfes, and attended by eight
servants in the richest liveries.
The Emperor Dowager, in her date carriage,
came next ; then the present Empress (a lov- 1 --
woman) and then the fiders of •'
followed by another regimes of huff r.v^
ifoned as the former.
Next in succession carat : — ;,ra>l
ed on a fine English hot., with th 3;anc>
Duke riding on his right ^ 3 rail be; f|
guards elofed the procession
The church ceremony aaramerctil ^ the|
Archbishop Platon consecrating the crowr, &c.|
Ac nine o'clock the Emprefv mother -o; -rd the'
cathedral under a falnte ofc--m-n and' 1 fa &
fare, and tookher feat, which as pref aon
the left hand of rhe throne—t.c Er Durand
Empress followed, and then the ^nlftv of both
fcxes, who, mod superbly dec (T J, w e r 'caret
on each fide of the cathedral rhe r.-u. vm
occupied by those of the firft L^
The prayers were performe • the arrh
bishop Platon, assisted by the ur. ^ tele
dress was uncommonly magnifi nt the ^:
monies, niufic, &c engaged a cfq&ru rim%
and after a fermou, fuired to the ot 1
Bishops advanced with the crown, .d, under a
salute of cannon, placed it on the head of the
Emperor. The feene was grand and impressive,
beyond the power of deftription. The Empe
ror then placed a crown of the mod exquisite
workmanfllip on the Emprefs'shead, discharges
of artillery giving weight to the solemnity.
After the ceremonies of the chtirch were over,
their majedics walked round the Kremlin, un
der a canopy of gold and filter, and proceeded
to the hall to dinner.
The cathedral is small, but the ceremony was
managed with lingular precision. The English
gentlemen, of whom 17 were present, had feats
assigned them; and to avoid confufion, with
all the other fpedators, except such as formed
the procession, were obliged co attend at seven
o'clock in the morning..
The illuminations erf the city continued three
nights. The Kremlin is particularly adapted for
such an exhibition, and was uncommonly bril
liant.
The Englilh and other strangers were pre
sented to their Majesties on Tuesday, and in
the evening there was a splendid ball at Court.
The rejoicings are enthnfiaflic. To day a
f&e is to be given to the populate—a large field
is indofed, and tables placed for the accommo
dation of many thousands, and a profufion of
wines and viands are prepared, with a variety
of affiufements.
LONDON, Nov. 4.
Marquis Cornwallis set out this morning at
I fix o'clock for France. He is accompanied by
his son, Lord Broome, Colonel Lirtlehalcs,Lieu
tenant Colonel Nightingale, and Mr. Moore,
besides a splendid suite of servants, and two
King's Messengers. His Lordship will
arrive this afternoon at the Ship Inn, Do
ver, tp dinner, and will remain there all night.
Early tomorrow morning he will embark for
Calais.
By the Chief Consul's express command, the
greatest preparations have been made at Calais,
and from thence to Paris, for receiving and ac
commodating his Lordship in the most sumptu
ous manner. The Director of the Pofta has been
sent to Calais, and is to attend the Marquis to
Paris, that he mayluffitr no inconvenience or de
lay in procuring horses; and great numbers of
labourers have been employed for the last fort
night in repairing the high roads,and putting
them in the best slate that the time nil! permit.'
A relay of thirty horses has been for several
days past ftatiohed at every post, waiting his
arrival ; and the Prefers and Municipal Offi.
cers of every town thro' which he isto pass have
j received faftfote to mett him at hit Entrance,
and entertain bis Lordship and suite at the to
pence of Government. He is to be accommo
dated at private honfes thro' his journey, and is
expelled to reach Paris en Saturday forenoon.
The Marquis's liveries and carriages are ex
tremely rich. The new carriages have been 1
most expensively lined, and the trappings of hi,l
equipage are as magnificent as the art of the;
harness-maker could invent. The liveries are!
also embroidered in the mod superb stile, anll
Silk hats, with feathers of the greatest cod and
beauty, have been made for eight of tis fer-i
rants.
As soon as his Lordship reaches Paris, he will
be introduced by the Minlfter for Foreign Af
fair, to the Chief Confal. His Lordship will be
present at the grand f&e of the ,rh November,
and will probably dine with Bonaparte on that
day—The Congref, at Amiens will be opened
on the lift inst. but the Plenipotentiaries will
have assembled some days before.
We know from good authority, that Marquis
Cornwallis has been inftrudted to negotiate for
the surrender of the island of Tobago, which
is almost intirely inhabited with British settlers,
as an equivalent for the money owed from
France to this country, for the support of pri->
loners vs war. The former Tobago Planters
had lately an interview with Lord Hawkefbu
ry, who premised to urge this point m thek
favor.
A meeting was held a few days ago at the
London Tavern of Merchants interested in the ;
Trade to Demarara and Berbice; and it was<
refolvedto present a memorial to the firft lord !
of the Treasury, representing the advantage that ;
would arise to this country from that Settlement !
being a free Port, and praying that endeavours I
might be used to secure that object in the De-|
finitive Treaty with France,
The Duke de Choifeul has received permis
sion from the Firtl Confal to return to Paris.'
He applied merely for liberty to go to fee his
aged mother, when Bonaparte returned for an
swer, chat he should erase his name from the
lift of Emigrants. The Chief Consul displays
a very liberal and generous Spirit towards every
per son whose application to him it frank and
explicit.
Sy authentic accounts, received yesterday
from Cadiz, we find that the French ships that
were so completely mauled off Algcfiras, by
that gallant Sir James Saumarez, have since
been completely dismantled, and their crews
turned over to cheftips in Cadiz harbour. Os
these, five only are in apparent readiness for
sea, the three Spanish ships that Survived the
ever memorable defeat off the Streights, and
two more under French colours.
Three per cent Confols, are 68 3-8 a 68 1-4 ;
Insurance to America th/ee guineas per cent.
United States.
I BALTIMORE, DEC. 21.
N one of the late New-York papers
ninety-two vessels are advertised, of
which thirty -one are for Sale.
TRADE.
The Aurora states, that the late fail
ures in Philadelphia, are at least for a
million and a half of dollars. We have
every reason to hope that the breaking
mania will not this time extend to Bal
timore. Since the failures which hap
pened in '99 —1800, business has been
tranfaded in this place on foild princi
ples and real capital ; and our mer-
Ichants, we believe, are well prepared
; for the present crisis in business. It is
'fortunate probably that they happened
I when they did. o
j NEW-YORK, DEC. 18.
MEDITERRANEAN AFFAIRS.
Extras of a letter from ax American gentleman in
Gibraltar, (vbo bad been waiting there fix veebr,
for convoy &p the Straights) to a refillable mer
cantge bo^e in tbir city, dated the tad October,
xßox.
"It is to be willed the squadron
coming out from the United States,
may have different orders from that
now here, to give some protection to
trade. With the exception of one
roy by the Essex, the frigates have
done nothing. A Single one was Ef
ficient for the blockade of Tripoli ;
and the others would have been much
belter employed in affording regular
convoys for the trade, which has been
waiting months in port for that pur
pose, and who in vain applied to them
for pfotedion. I would not be nnder
ftood to attach any blame to Com.
Dale—he has always appeared to Shew
an anxiety to be more serviceable ; and
therefore only prevented by following
peremptory orders.
" The ship New-York Packet, with
Stores for the squadron, bas been cap
tured and carried into Algeziras ; and
it has not been withoutmuch trouble
and delay that She has been given up,
'on condition of discharging her cargo
there. It may be considered a fortu
nate circumstance that (he has been
given up at all, having on board some
flour on private account destined for
Gibraltar. If this was admitted to
have been (hipped with a view to save
the United States a little expence, it
may be calleda very ill judged cecono
my ; and it not only fubje&ed the ves
sel and cargo to condemnation, but im
plicated the Government in the charge
of authorifing a breach of the blockade.
Whether we confider the limited ser
vice of the squadron here, or the pro
traded arrival of the Store-Ship, we may
be justified in faying, that the govern
ment has neither Shewn the ability nor
the diligence which ought to have
charaderifed it—and had not the, Com
mandant here opened the King's (lores
to Com. Dale, his crew would havp
been without bread or meat.—This
Ship has now laid three weeks idly wait
ing for a Store-Ship which flwuld have
arrived two months ago."
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MODERN DIVERSION.
On Friday evening, what is usually
termed "an affair of honor," took place
at Powles-Hook, between Messrs. John
; Langftaff and Oliver Waldron, juq. in
consequence of fope trifling dispute in
a mixed company. The pm
about 5 o'clock, and exebung
Ihots, with what effect we bt
I learnt, except that neither of th,
wounded. The Seconds (Mel
gintus Smith and Archibald M.
interfered, and endeavoured to ^ r a
bout a reconciliation. In doing this,
an altercation ensued between the fe
conds, which terminated in a challenge. 1
They exchanged Ihots—and each; hav
ing convinced his antagonist, that he
could bear the imell of Powder, this
dispute, and the original cause cf the
quarrel, were amicably adjured. None
of the parties, we ajderftrnd arc ynore
than 21 years of age.
c
From the (Newyorb) Soedator.
The account of the duels, in this mor
ning's Daily Advertiser, between the
Young Masters of honor, seems to teem
with' a little singularity and newness.
The parties will please to give a prompt
and decided answer to the following
, Queries :
I ill. What was the cause that gave
:rife to so serious a mode of fettling a
. difference ? Is this the new and fafhion,
; able way of honor ; or why could it not
Ihave been fettled without exchanging
shots?
2d. What was the difference between
I t.@ seconds refpecling the ground ;
and did the eager and fighting appe
tites of the principals, infill on fighting,
without having the ground fettled.
3d. Did you not 6ght at 7 o'clock
in the evening—And was not the night
so dark you could not fee each other at
ten yards distance. A.w.
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BOSTON, Jan. 6.
The letters and papers by the fliip
Merchant, from London; which touch
ed in at Portsmouth, were received b,
last evening's mails :—The latest Lor
don papers we have as yet seen, ar^i•
the 4th November; and they are lite
rally fifed with the debates of the Im
perial Parliament.
On the 3d November, Addresses pass
ed both Houses of the British Parlia
ment, expressive of approbation of the
Peace. In the Lords, the address was
carried 1/4 to 10—It was support
ed by Lord Romney, I^rd Limerick,
the Date of Clarence, Lord Pelham,
Lord Wefoneath, the Bishops of Roches
ter and . London, Earl St. Vincent, Lord
Netfon; and others—lt was opposed by
Lord Grenville, Lord Spencer, the Mar
quis of Buckingham, and others.
In the House of Commons, the address
paded without a division.
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A person by the name of Georgi
Honn, charged with setting fire to a
building cn May's-Wharf" has been
committed to gaol. {
In the Savannah Museum is publish
ed a Speech,delivered by Gen. Jackson,
at present a Senator in Congress, and
formerly Governor of the date of
Georgia. This speech is of the extra
ordinary kind. The following extracts
are a Specimen of the madefy,candor,a: d
eloquence, of a "fa%trng republican."
" Fellow Citizens, It will be Sufficient,
for me to state to you, that from my
infancy I have laboured in the great
cause for which I now embark, name
ly, the total overthrow of vile corrup
tion and British in^uence."
" Fellow Citizens, I have fought &.
bled for you, have saved you from
British usurpation, and Yazoo fadion.
My whole life has been devoted to your
service—at the age of fourteen I came
to this country a boy! at Sixteen I
Shouldered my market, and General
Greene then saw in me, though a youth,
the presages of future greatness ; the
scourge of Aristocracy and the enemies
of our independence ; I leave you to -
judge whether his predictions have
been verified."
" Fellow Citizens, I have been much
abused for my exertions in the cause
of Republicanism, yet some feltow&
'have pretended tocall me a for%vr-
Joe Miller, or some of those fobws ml
the Bay ; but what or where were they
during the glorious Struggle? In Scot
land, I suppose, or somewhere else."
" Gentlemen of the Artillery,arrange
yourselves. (The five Artillery mem
present were with difficulty found ia
the croud.) When General Washing
ton visited Savannah, he puffed on your
company rhe highest encomium ; he
said you were the most expert artille
ry Corps in the Union ; doublet's you
remain so : but remember the Spirit of
1,76, remember how dearly that gun
was bought : maintain those rights &
you will do well ; but let me entreat ;
nay, let me beg you never to fcdtt
British influence to creep in am^: ;
you ; never fuffer that gu.* to be f..
by an aristocratic hand, nor fuin any
ball to be discharged from its muzzle
except it be aREEUBLICAN BALL
and that well aimed at the enemies of
your country, aristocrats, monarchic
villains."
" My friends, I Shall do all I can for
you in the Senate whither Igo ; as 1
ever have done—and with you good
bye.—Though ten thousand daggers
were aimed at my heart, I Shall never
forfike the cause of reputgicatyfm."
* Pointing to the fug.