The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-12-31 00:00:00, page 2

THE patriotic Governor Henry, of
Maryland, delivered an Address, on the
7th inst. to the Legislature of that State,
containing valuable sentiments, and im
portant advice on public affairs.
Speaking of the French, he fays—" It
is now obvious to 'all, that their con
dud would long before this time have
jollified an open and dired state of hostil
ities.” —He presses a revision of tqe mi
litia law, so as " to produce order, difci
plipe anti obedience ;" and an attention
to the arsenals and magazines of the
State, that they may be prepared to an
swer the exigencies which may arise.—
The following extrad will ffiew his senti
ments refpeding the absurd and very
dangerous practice of admitting foreign
ers into our public councils :—
" Since the Legislature was left assem
bled, tome refolurions have been received
from the State of Massachusetts, refpea
ing the dangerous tendency of foreign
influence, and proposing an alteration in
the constitution of the United States in
this refpea, which are now Submitted to
your consideration.
"No one will seriously contend that
there is any pbyfical virtue in the foot
of earth which firft gave us birth, and
yet all will readily acknowledge, that
without the exercise of our reason, and,
indeed, independently of it, it produces a
/ predominant affedion and preference in
its favour, which no time, nor fcatcely
any circumftatices, will eradicate ; and
from hence arises the exclusion of foeign
ers from the affairs of nations to which
they are not allied by their birth.
" The experience of our own times,
and the hiftory of past ages, equally assure
us of the propriety and truth of this
pradice.
“ That philosophy, however flattering
to the pride of human nature, which
teaches men to look upon rthemfelves a,
citizens of the world^and who, when
they are elked where their country lip,,
will point with their fingers to the hea
vens, is too toofe and universal for the
present age, and will forever endanger
the firmeft fttuaure which human ingen
uity candevife.\
" The country from which we derive
our origin, and indicted all the kingdoms
of Europe with which we are best ac
qualified, have, from the moil remote
antiquity, foftered this passion. It has,
in feme degree, contributed to their
grandeur and security. It is therefore
no wonder that the prejudice of education
Should be put on its fide, and the mind
early impressed with its truth and impor
tance.
"Seeing, then, how guarded most na
tions have been upon this fubjed; and
testing the truth of it b, the short expe
rience which we ourselves have had, we
have foffitient reason to be fatisfied that
it is either too late or too"early to Sup
port such systems of liberality. However
exalted the virtue or distinguished the tal
ents of am individual may be, and howev
er worth, of public confidence, yet it is
nevertheless true, that in general it is
.unwise to trust the high concerns of a
nation to men not born within its limits.
" My own mind has long been fatisfied
on this fubjea, and it appears salutary to
p carry the Massachusetts resolves into ef
f«a."
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Context,# fat, to &galtett TARS of
;)A member of the Council of |oo to
public conversation with a general officer,
jbferved, " We Shall Shew to the world,
general!, the contempt with which we
beheld every effort of the unprincipled
rabble of America, by an immediate de
claration of war."
No doubt, replied the General, you
Such, nevertheless, being the wonderful
vidffitude, which a lew years has produc
ed, we are compelled, not only to fuper
cede the attachment, founded in our
gratitude for former services, by a strong
sense of recent injury ; but to extinguish
in an honest detestation of the abute of
power, that admiration, which the firft
efforts of the French Revolution had
inspired. In full refutation, therefore, of
the calumnies, with which the American
charaaer has been insulted, at home as
well as abroad, we behold a perfed unan
imity in the resolution of the people, to
maintain the dignity and the rights of
our Government, against the arrogance
and the force of every toieign power.
Relying, indeed, implicit, on the wisdom
and patriotism of those to whom the Fed
eral authority is intrufted, still to avert,
by every honourable means, the calami
ties of war, our Fellow Citizens are eve
ry where, employed in adive prepara
tions to encounter the awful alternative,
with energy and fortitude."
ROME, SEPT. 28.
By the last enrollment, 40
thousand men have been en
listed in the territory of Na
ples.
The Liguarian Republic,
induced by the French, is
greatly increasing its military
force. They have granted
the Minister of war 500,000
livres.
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ITALY, SEPT. 28.
They write from Naples
that Admiral Nelson was ex
peded there with a part of
his fleet on the 11th inst.
We have at present anoth
er detail refpeding the defeat
of the French in Egypt. A
greeable thereto the firft of
August was appointed by the
French Admiral to celebrate
Buonaparte's entry into Cairo.
The French; Admiral's ship
was most superbly dressed
with colours of every defcrip
NAPLES, SEPT. 11.
THEY fay the Viceroy of
Sieily has advised our
Court that at the time when
they were carrying off all the
silver utensils at Malta, very
serious disturbances had arif
ca, in which the malcontents
gained some advantage. Oth
er reports add, that the Fren.
who had retreated to the fort
of Elgo, had been compelled
to bombard the city of Valet
ta ; and that the malcontents
of that city had kept up so
heavy a fire on the French
ship of the line which had
fled from Alexandria, that she
soon after funk.
As things are situated, in
case a war with France after
the fate of the Toulon fleet,
the island of Sicily need not
be under any apprehension
of an attack from the French.
Therefore most of the regi
ments which have been rais
ed, will be transported with
dispatch to the kingdom of
Naples.
are Correa In an, comparative view of
the armies of fa two nations. But if
this is to be a war of (peculation only and
nothing is to be gained by going to meet
the enemy, but honor aid laurels, of
which we have already a plentiful flock,
will it not be best to humble the British
marine before we force 40 or 50,000 Tars
as ferocious as those of England, to arm
agaioft us, on an element where we have
heretofore cut no figure in competition
with the English alone.
The answer produced a Ihrug and a
monkey like flare, fufficiently Significant
to those who uoderftasd French.
The Jacobins who so sorely lament the
fate of the IriSh rebels, should turn their
eyes hack to the reign of their beloved
patrons, Robespierre, Carrier, Tallien
and Fooquier Tainville; and in consult
ing the map of ancient France, aft where
Lyons was ; and the inhabitants of
Nantz, Merfailles, &c. &c. where have
they fled ? The Shores of the Loire may
perhaps present some remembrancer to
their recolleaion If they are in, the
mood of afeertaining the quantity of En
glifh and French barbarity—they will
find an ocean of the latter, to one drop
of the former.
Foreign Articles.
NAPLES.
GERWINT
VIENNA, OCT. 3.
The Turkish Ambsffader has
received dispatches from Conftan.
tiaople, by an extraordinary cou.
tier, which mention that the trea
ty of alliance is figped between
England, Russia, and the Porte.—
The courier brought no account
relative to Buonaparte ; but mere
ly difpatchei relative to the treaty
of friendfhip and alliance, which
the Sublime Porte was disposed to
form between Russia and other
powers. It it certain that Buona
parte, a few days after the defeat
of the French fleet, feot difpatchei
to the Dire&ory, and informed it
of the state of his army, which had
(offered very much from the clim
ate and bad water. He requefta
the Diredory to fend him with the
greatest expedition a reinforce
ment of a large body of troops ;
and to fend but the second divi
foo of the Toulon fleet, to place
Admiral Broeya in such a situation,
that he may have no reason to
fear the English fleet. The con
tents of the difpatchei of Buona
parte had been made known at
Cooftaotioople officially through
the Turkish Minister, to the For
eign Ministers.
A letter from Constantinople
advises that the Porte is making
every hostile preparation for war.
The Dutch Ambassador exerts
himfelf, by every possible means,
to counteract it. Agreeable to
private letters from Semlin, dated
25th September, it is asserted that
the greatest part of the Turkilh
army has departed from Widdeo,
and the Pacha of Natolien is desti
ned with 30 000 men to oppose
Paffawan Oglou# At present the
city of Widdeo is bombarded
without intermission ; and Paffa
wan Oglou replies to this bom
bardment with the most terrible
and well directed cannonade; so
that to the present nothing mate
rial has been effected against him.
Thirty different attacks by the
Turkish army he has most forty,
nately counter Med, & we are at
present waiting the result of the
31st After the left battle with
the Governor of Romelia, where
on both sides upwards of 1400
ITurks have fallen, the said Pacha
has been compelled to retreat to
Niffs, where by the loss of his
head he will be obliged to ac
count for those loft battles, as also
for immense unnecessary expeaces.
At present he had proceeded to
Sophia, to reinforce his army with
30,000 mountaineers ; and he has
wrote to the Grand Sultan that he
would appear himfelf at Constan
tinople to give any account of his
conduit.
There will yet be raised in the
Turkish Empire, 100,000 men.
VINICI, SEPT. 30.
In our neighbourhood every
thing sffumes a warlike appear
ance. In the magazines and foun
dariea they are employed day and
night iuccffaotly. Here it the
tian, when the British fleet
appeared in fight ofihcFrench.
The British tars huzzaed in
such a manner, as if they were
certain of vidory.
It is reported that Admiral
Ncllon said, ''to morrow I
(hall be either a Lord or an
Angel."
" Behold, Monsieur, the
news of the halt of the Ruffi.
an troops contradicted. Nay,
further, We are assured that<
the firft division of that army,
arrived at Theu'hem the 20th,
of this month. An event still
mre important, is the passage
of the Ruffian fleet of twelve
tasthe line, and of fix fri
gates through the Dardanel
les, on the firft of September.
This event must prove illim,
portant, if the fleet carries the
troops defined to fuccour the
king of Naples, against whom,
it is said the Diredory is al.
ready about to commence
hostilities.,
"The failing of the Brest
fleet has been also announced
—but rather vaguely. This
fleet would be able to excite
new inquietudes for Ireland,
if it had not to meet a Neifon,
in its way."
deposit of gun powder and artille
ry for the imperial army io Italy.
Our girrifon consists of 14 000
men. Near Verona the Imperial
troops have formed a camp of
30.000 men ; another of 18,000
men, is formed near Padua. The
Archduke Joseph is daily expeAed
to review the troops. The French
garrison at Mantua consists of 6000
men.
The return of the division
of Bompard to Brest, appears
to be confirmed: He had not
been able to continue his
course for Ireland, on account
of the English squadrons,
which he knew to be in those
quarters. We are without any
further news { from Malta,
much less from Buonaparte,
or from Egypt.
The Directory has suppress
ed Le Revelateur, and Bienne
Informe ;* and ordered seals
to be put on their offices.
It is said, the inhabitants of
Malta have risen, driven the
French soldiers to a part of
the island, and hoisted the
Neapolitan flag.
Our Toulon squadron, that
failed from thence lately, of
3 line of battle ships and 1
frigate, with some transported
has returned to this port ; it
was reported (but without
ground) that they were to
take possession of Leghorn.
Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, DEC. fr
tyE translate the follow.
ing interesting article
from the Spedateur du Nord
ofthe 28th Sept. It is a poft
fciipt to a letter from the Ed
itor to one of his fubferibers.
LEYDEN, OCT. 9.
Extrafl of a letter from Paris,
> oa. 2.
Ten Paine's paper.
United Netherlands.
PARIS, SEPTd 22.
FRANCE.
BREST, SEPT. 26.