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In this large and populous city there are
yet some places of worship open, amongst which
there is one belonging to the protestants, which
is well attended. The mode of worship is form
ed partly upon the plan of the Anglican and
partly on that of the Presbyterian churches. —
There is no surplice used, instead of which one
of the elders begins the service with reading a
prayer, then the confeffion of fins, both from the
Church of England service—then two chapters,
one from the Old, the other from the New Tes
tament, upon both of which hr reads tpe Gene
van Commentary. After which they ling; the
minister then afeend^the pulpit, taking the book
from the elder ; he reads another formular,and
then they sing again; after which he makes a
nother prayer, memorite not an extempore prayer,
for it is always the fame, concluding with our
Lord's words" Our father, &c." he then takes
the bible, having deliberately read the text
twice, he lays the book by and delivers general
ly an animated difeourfe from memory of from
40 to 50 minutes; they then sing ; after which
the minister continues the reading of some forms
of prayer, concluding with the creed, the fame
as in the Church of England: they then sing a
verse, and the minister concludes with pronounc
ing the benediction ; when the congregation se
parate. All ircondudled with considerable out
ward decorum; —you may ask me, my dear
friend, whatf,bit accompanies this outward ser
vice ?—Ah, my dear fir, I dare not judge ! when
I fee you, I will relate some conversations that
have passed between the minister and me, that
may throw some light on this fHbje&; at pre
sent I will mention one pleasing thing ; on the
Easter Sunday next, about io days hence, there
are to be admitted into communion with the
church, for the firft time, upwards of fifty young
persons of both sexes; and their pastor has been
for some months past, truly affidtious in his visits
to these young folks—fo that the form is yet a
lirc God grant that the fpirir may be refrefh
ed. Nor is this all that is good which I have
to communicate to you—their famous or infa
mous calender as it refpedled the Christian re
ligion, is now no more ! Bonaparte gave it a
few weelcs since its coup de grace. Their division
of months is refcrved, but the decades the 10th
day, is abolished, and in future the seventh is to
be oblerved as a day of rest, on which day all
the public offices arc to be (but up, and I had
last Lord's day, in going to church, the inex
prcffible fatisfa&ioß to fee the Custom House
ftut up. So that perhaps this is the beginning
of a revival. The change gave universal fatis
fa&ion, and will inevitably save to Crengthen
Bonaparte's enormous power.
Witfogreat esteem, I am, &c,
From a late London paper.
Iridian Army.
The following extrad is from an original jour
nal of an officer that served in India, during the
campaign of 1799 againft.Tippoo ; and as the
particulars regarding the meeting of the two
armies, on th„7th of March, at the affair.of
Mallavilly, appear so diftin&, and so ably de
scribed, in justice to British valour, and as a
proof that British infantry can withstand the
fierce# attack of the bell of cavalry, we are in
duced to lay the fa&s before the public:—,
" We saw no appearance of the army of Tip
poo until the 27th March, when, upon paging
• . 1
Everything is reduced to the level of fenfua
iity and the fydem has introduced with it a pre
vailing belief in the materiality only of our ex
istence—and what with the faith of the one,and
the practice of the other, their cffi:&s are dire
ful. Marriage, that firfl and bed of all social
contrails, has little else but the exterior of the
person to behold the bond, and when the mind
is satiated the attachment is dissolved; even men
who have long lived in domellic harmony, cool
ly talk of a period when love is dead, and when
esteem takes its place, With such afyftem, I
trust, my dear friend, we shall never be acquaint
ed.
. Hard indeed would it be if there were not
exceptions to this multiplied feene of iniquity.
There are some families who Rill keep up, at
lead the outwarl observance of religious duties ;
amongst the many persons with whom I dined,
there was only one man whoever asked a blefling
on his food, and he was an Irish Catholic; a
mongst all others attentive to their children, I
found one who made her little girl fay her pray
ers on going to bed, and another who engaged
the minister to visit her two daughters grown
up, to inftrudt them in the paths of piety and
virtue. But were! to unfold the opposite scenes
I have witnelLd, scarcely would the recital ob
tain credit.
It is impoffiblc to describe to you the disap
pointment I experienced upon witnefling the
melancholy alteration which the revolution has
occafisned in this country. Freedom, or any
one rational principle oflibcrty, no longer exists
here. All those noble sentiments which once
animated the band of heroes, are. now n® more;
they have given way toacourfe oflibidinous prac
tices, profligacy of manners, and of the grossest
sensuality, that it is possible for the human mind
to shudder at ; this view is not exaggerated ;
and many are the instances 1 could give you of
its truth ; of the women the abandoned are tru
ly loft to all shame, apd those who affe& to re
serve some claim to the character, by the im
modesty of their dress, shock the mind of those
who are unactuftomed to such fafhions ; the
gallantry (us it is falfely called) of the men,fervei
to feed the spirit of depravity, and with very
few is this course thought difgraceful; indeed
the infidelity of a married woman is not any
bar to her admission into the firft societies —ffie
is called amiable—there appears to be very lit
tle, if any, diftinaion of times, if at any one pe
riod more than another, their dissipation ap
pears at a greater height, it is on the Lord's day ;
it is on the evening of that day they have all
their balls, masquerades, gaming tables; and
night is turned, into day ; during our Ray here
which has been near five months, there has been
no end to this difgraceful rout.
Flora a SOUTHERN PAPER.
LETTERS
From 4 Citizen of tie United States, in France, to
bis friend in Pbilade!pbia ; dated
BOURPEAUX, jift MARCH, 1802,
IT is long since I should have written to you,
but have been waiting an answer to my letter
to General La Fayette, to whom, soon after my
arrival here, I forwarded the pamphlets, which
you entrusted to mycare. It it more than pro
bable they'were intercepted by the government,
Whose despotic sway tyrannizes over every ves
tige oflibcrty ! On my arrival at Paris in Jan
uary last, I expected to have found, that unfor
tunate man: but it seems after that he obtain
ed permiflion to return to his native land, the
reception he met with was cold beyond de
scription ; after dancing attendance on the First
Confai, who fuffered the General to remain un
noticed in the anti-chamber as often as he went
there,a meffagc was delivered him, to withdraw
himelf from the capital, and to reside for the
future in a town allotted him ; it is about 60
miles from Paris—and there he was when last I
heard of him.
threu, the villages of MdlLvilli, About forty
miles itom Scringapacdm, we difeovered his
army drawn up in order of battle in eur front.
The enemy's choice of ground, as well as the
disposition of his army, clearly evinced a fuperi-
Or degree of military knowledge. His firft
line, composed entirely of infantry, was formed
op a greatly riling ground, having an aloe
hedge abouttwo hundred yards in front. The
hedge was so close as to be almost impaffabte in
mod places, not above one or two files could get
through it at once ; and from the nature of the
country our army was obliged to march in one
column that day. so that it was a long tirac be
fore the rear could come up.
" His feconQ line, composed of infantry and
cavalry, occupied the height in rear of his firft,
and a very great body of irregular horse formed
a third line ; there were also fevcral bodies of
his best cavalry Rationed in a grove between the
firft and second lines, ready to charge where
any confufion might occur among us. His right
flank was well protested by a deep ravine, and
his left by a strong angle, and ground so broken
and rocky as to be impaffablc by cavalry,whilft
his rear was smooth and open. The enemy
commenced a rmart cannonade as soon as the
head of our column cleared the village, which
was kept up till the last, but their fire being in
general too high, did little mifehief whilst we
were at a distance; they, however, soon perceiv
ed the error, and by levelling leaver swept off a
number of men. Orders were then given for
forming the line, and the different corps wheeled
out to right and lefc, passed through the hedge
in columns of files; and formed at the distance
of 200 paces from the enemy, under a very
heavy and unremitting fire of cannon, musketry,
and rockets. As soon as we were completely
formed, the enemy's firft line retired about two
hundred paces, and then halted—a body of ca
valry now wheeled out of the top of the grove,
to charge our infantry, but had cause to repent
of their raflinefs. We had no idea of any force
whatever being in the above-mentioned grove,
when a man (who turned out to be their leader)
splendidly dressed, and mounted on an ele
gant horse, appeared at the ikirts of it, and
waving his sword, a trumpet was founded, when
a body of cavalry moved out of it and formed a
line in front of the firft brigade (our battalion
being next I had an opportunity of feeing the
whole ;) as soon as their line was formed, they
gallopped forward to the charge with the great
est impetuofity,directing their attack principal
ly at the Scotch brigade. This corps, with the
greatest steadiness, reserved its fire till the ene
my was at the bayonet's point, when they gave
it with such effea, that the whole front rank of
this body of cavalry tumbled down, and their
rear not being able to check the impetuosity of
their h'orfes, were thrown in amongst the front,
where they fell an instant facrifice to the bay
onets of the brigade. Till this moment our ar
my had not fired a shot. Our firing now.com
menced, which v as so well directed, as to throw
the enemy into confufion, and at last made them
give way, when our cavalry charged them from
both flanks, and totally routed them ; we con
tinued the pursuit for two miles, over ground
covered with slain, and then halted, from per
fed fatigue, having marched ten miles before
we engaged the enemy.—The loss on our fide
was trifling; that of the enemy was estimated
at 3000. V
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 16.
By the snow George, Cape. Bell, from Cape-
Francosin io days, we arc Informed that Touif
faint bad revolted; in confcquence of which,
Lc Close's troops had been again engaged with
the blacks, and very roughly handled—no quar
ters given. — {Aurrta)
From CAPE-FRANCOIS; May 28.
A few days alter Touiffaint lurren
dered he had permission to go to his
plantation.—We have just received in
formation, through Gen. Christophe,
that roniGdnt had decamped with a
strong bodvol troops, in opposition to
the French.
" In the small time he was here, he
difeovered that the French force had
diminished one third and that great
numbers were taken down with lick
nets ; and that death was making hav
oc amongst them. I feel convinced, if
there flwuld not arrive strong re-in
.forcements in a thort time, "we shall
find ourselves i~n great trouble, and
Touiffaint again Governor of St. Do-,
mingo.
mat 29.
Touiffaint is again in arms ; but I
imagine will not be able to do much,
as he is only joined by Deffalines ; and
a considerable force is daily expeded
from France."
" The snow George, ship Olive
Branch, and fch'r. Friendship, on the
29th inst. were conduced into port by a
French frigate—their Captains being in
custody. Ihave made inquiry refpeding
their offence ; and find that in palling
the French Admiral's ship, having
General Le Clerc on board, returning
from Tortula, they forgot to hoist their
colors ! In consequence they were fired
at, and the Captains ordered on board
the Admirals ship, confined to the gun
room, ond condemned to pay 128 dollars
for the foot which had been fired at them.
I immediately sent off the money, ex
peding the veflels would fail the next
morning ; but the General in Chief or
dered, that the Captains fhduld be kept
in custody until further orders ; and it
was not until this day at 1 o'clock,that
they were set at liberty."
The second revolt of Touiffaint, af
ter stipulating a surrender, is an event
which occasions much speculative con
versation. Whatever may have been
his inducements to this ad, it is certain
that the struggle which is to epfue will
be desperate and sanguinary. He has
now forfeited all his former claims to
compromise and mercy. In the lan
guage of Le Clerc, “ the hour of grace"
to him is past, never to return.—Of
this he mull himfelf be conscious.—
Feeling that every thing is at a stake,
his refinance will doubtless be bold &
obstinate.
There are numerous reasons whidh
might with plausibility be considered
Aeft- India Affairs.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 17.
The public have lately been much alarmed
by rumours of infurrediens in the Southern
States. The following extract of a letter from
an opulent Planter in Bertie County, (N. C.)
to a friend in this city, may throw some light
on this interesting fubje&:
A' %^B, 1802,
“ The infurre&fon mania has broken out in
this country in a most violent degree. The peo
ple are rendered dark mad by the groundless
fear of having black masters. Nobody can tell
the consequences. Law is set at defiance, and
reason trampled on. The poor negro who keeps
clear of the club or the halter is in continual dan
ger of the bullets of madmen. The mob have
just now seized H , and thirteen others out
of this county to which they belong, and con
trary to law, have carried them to Wenton, in
Hartford county. They are also determined,
in an equally illegal manner, to try them to
morrow, and I am going to-day to try my best
to save the poor fellow ; yet I have no doubt
my H will be hanged, and I may fafely
fay without judge or jury.
" Twenty armed madmen visit my planta
tion twice a day, and do me a great deal of mil
chief. It is dangerous to tell them their duty
—nothing but the great influence I have over
them keeps them from (hooting my people in
thei, huts. Ido not apprehend any danger to
my labite family from these ruffians yet. H—,
lam clear, will die innocent. He can read'and
write, and is shrewd and adive, and that is
guilt demonstrative in the eyes of bis judges.
" It is greatly to be lamented that the fear
of infurre&on leads these rafli men into so ma
ny adls of injuflice and oppriffion. The mea
sures which they take only tend to make the
poor blacks desperate, and for my part, I trerii
ble for the conftquence."
as urging We thick general to a con
duct, manifeftly treacherous. It may
have been, that after his surrender, he
has perceived, that the compromise on
the part of the French was merely a
decoy, and that its conditions would
be observed no longer than they were
consistent with their inrereft, and con
ducive to the tranquillity of the colony.
This, were it the case, may hereafter
afford a palliative for a transaction
which otherwise would be damped
with ignominy.
Another, but more di(honourable
reason may have been the knowledge
which by his capitulation, he obtained
of the real situation and strength of his
enemy. To rekindlethe hopes of his
ambition, on his arrival at the Cape,
he mud have found' inffead of 50,000
invincible warriors, ,not more than
20,000 emaciated and exhau.ftedFrench
men, whose number was daily dimiu
iihing by an inexorable disease.
Their Generals also were finking un
der the violence of the climate—With
precarious means of subsistence, abetted
by local disadvantages, he must have
perceived that the contest in which he
was lately engaged was one in which
his profpeas were most auspicious
With this knowledge, and under these
reflections, what may not be expected
from the renewal of the bloody warfare?
CHARLESTON, JUNE T.
, From Cape-Francois, May 8.
" The French hill continue to treat
us like Arabs, and threaten if our con
duct does not change soon, they will
fend one hundred thousand French, and
conquer America; they seem to have a
strong antipathy to our Government,
even from the General in Chief to the
ragged privates. I ftould not wonder
if something serious happens between
the two countries shortly, as the army
that is here are well inclined to give us
the fraternal hug."
NEW-YORK, JUNE 18.
^trafi of a letter,rem a gentleman in Martinique,
dated May 23,t0 bis correffeondent in Norfolk.
" Possession of the island of Guadaloupe, was
taken yesterday by the tr oops from France, and
the commander in chief for the department of
Bafifeterre, named Pciong, is to be executed this
day? i—
From Kingfon, (Jam.) May 4.
" I beg leave to recommend to the Mer
chants in the United States, that they forbear
Dipping on board their vessels, bound to the
British Weft-India Islands, any Spars, Knees,
rough or work'd Handspikes, Pitch, Tar, Tur
pentine, Oil, hard Soap, manufactured goods of
any kind wbatfoever, in ihorc every article
comprised in the Treaty; jf they do, they will
fubjed vessel and cargo to seizure. At present
no notice is taken of the tonnage of American
bottoms beyond ,0 tons."
Our accounts from Guadaloupe are to the
ift June, which we receive by Capt. Stone, who
informs that about the 27th ult. the blacks evac
uated Baffaterre, and marched thro' the island
with the most savage devaflation and murder,
and stationed at a fort about two miles back of
Point Petre, when a bloody engagement ensued
(in which Pelage was wounded anda Son kill
ed) which lifted all day, when, about sun-set,
one of the French troops ruling in, cut away
the flag-ftaff halyards and let down the blacks'
flandard, they immediately evacuated the fort,
and retreated back, with loss.—A French fri
gate arrived from St. Domingo, on the 30th ult.
with 900 troops.—The embargo was raised the
31st. but Americans, those that are eventually
permitted to fail, experience the most unjufti
fiahle detention, in procuring their nectffary
papers from the Custom-House, are obliged to
undergo the moll minute scrutiny, and are not
only compelled to (how their accounts current,
&c. but must produce the articles of agreement
with the merchant. Markets very fluctuating.
The intelligence lately received from St Do
mingo, is extremely contradictory. We know
not what to think of the account of the Ikirmifh
es haying taken place Tince the convention be
tween Touiffaint and the French chief. It can
never enter into the head of this unfortunate
soldier, to renew a warfare which can give no
hope of fuccefg.Touiffaint has ever been a
prudent, asw^ a, a brave and fkilful man , and
will not wethfafo refufe to accept terms, which
must place herein honorable retirement.
A [Roton Gaz.
United States.
Newburyport, JUNE 22.
BOSTON, JUNE 19,
INTERESTING EXTRACT,
g. We pledge ourselves, that the following
extract is from a pure source.
FROM DELAWARE, May 22, 1802.
“ I went on Monday last to an en
tertainment at Christiana-bridge, given
to Mr. Bayard on his return fromWafh
ington, by a large and very respectable
company of his friends. I was much
pleased; for it appeared to me not mere
idle pagentry,but the genuine tribute of
heartfelt gratitude and affedion. Af
ter dinner, afhort address was present
ed to Mr. Bayard, expressive of their
sense of the value of his public services,
and their earned solicitude that he
would not now desert them. Mr. Bay
ard's reply, which was entirely unpre
meditated, was modest, and dignified.
He observed in answer to their request,
that it had been his fixed determination
and that he had exprefled it without re
serve to decline a re-election ; but that
having voluntarily embarked in the
cause of his country, and having uni
formly experienced the most liberal con-|
fidence of his constituents, he felt under !
every obligation to bend his will to:
theirs. Mr. Bayard's private characterl
is no less interesting than his public.
Among the federalifts of this State he
is almost idolized ; and such, among
the opposite party, is the idea of his|
popularity, that their leader Mr. Rod
ney, declined handing in competition
with him ; though they so recently had
the majority with them.
“ There appears within a.few weeks
to be a wonderful political change in
this State ; and our friends entertain a ,
full confidence of completely retrievingl
the character of Delaware at the ap
proaching election. This change has
been produced, it is to be supposed, on }
correct and proper principles, Mr.'
Bayard observes, that* nothing Qas con-,
tributed so much to it as the late, elec-'
tier in M.dhchufetts.—The citizens ofl
Kent county gave Mr. Bayard an en-|
NEWPORT, Jut 2 15, 180&
Extract of a letter frm a gentleman in
CharkJlon, S. C.
" It is pleasing to fee how the politi
cal opinions of people have changed
since the present session of Congress ;
many of the mod zealous disciples of
the President, are now cursing his pbilo
fophical adminidration, and fervently
wishing the period of a new election.
Many who were enraptured with his
inaugural speech are now convinced of
its insincerity and hypocrisy. They
plainly discover the ruinous conse
quences likely to result from a fhort
lighted democratic administration, and
are vexed that they have been so dup
ed by the intrigues and lies of the jaco
binic faction. Ihey find the Hories of
defalcations, and the great promises of
glorious times under the reign of Mr.
Jefferfon, was all such fluff as dreams
are made of. Be assured the moon of
democracy is on the wane here; and
the fun of federalifm beaming forth
with redoubled splendor.
" Mr. Burr, who is now here, has
expressed his disapprobation of some of
the economical measures of government.
He is treated with due refped. An en
tertainment is preparing for him,which
promises to be one of the merit splendid
ever given in America."
NORWICH, (con.) JUNE 16.
On Sunday last, between 11 and 12
o'clock, as a son of Mr. John Nichols;
of Preston, was wandering in a neigh
boring swamp in search of swamp-ap
ples, he suddenly difeovered the bushes
in a tremulous motion around him.—
Turning himfelf he perceived a mon
strous serpent, already in the attitude
of springing upon the defencelefs child.
Frightened, the astonished lad ran with
speedy steps to his father's house, and
alarmed an elder brother, who immedi
ately hastened with a loaded gun to the
horrid feene. Observing a number of
birds fluttering in the thicket, uttering
distorted notes, be proceeded with cau
tion into the bushes, where he soon got
fight, at the distance of about two rods
of this monstrous reptile. He immedi
ately aimed at him, but unfortunately
his gun miffed fire three successive times
—on hearing the snap of th^iece, the
snake made towards him, with incredi
ble fury. This forced the young man
to retreat out of the swamp in order to
hammer Iris flint ; which having com
pleated, he returned a second time to
the charge. He again difovered him
at the distance of only a few feet, coiled
in a circle, his head elevated 12 or 14
inches above the earth in a springing
posture. Finding no alternative but to
" kill or be killed, he immediately snap
ped his piece ; but it still miffed fire.
Taking courage, therefore, for a last
effort, he again levelled, and was so
fortunate as to difeharge the contents
effectually into his coil. The shot cut
him into three pieces ; and on admea
furement he was found to be 7 feet 6
inches in length, and 15 inches in cir
cumference! He was of the racer breed
having a white ring round his neck.
Appointment by the Prefdent.
Walter Nichols, Esq. Naval offi
cer for the diftri& of Newport, vice Ro
bert Crooke, Esq. deceased.
The Democratic Committee of Con
gress, which spent five months in search
ing the public records for the purposes
of finding something against the admin
istrations of Washington and Adams,
to juftify Duane and Campbell's falf
hoods, were unable, after all their la
bour, to furnifh a fugle infiance of the
conversion of public money to private use
—but that of their own and dear and
well-beloved brother, Edmund Ran
dolph, formerly Secretary of State,
who pas had the use of about SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ever since
the year T 795. The Committee pass
this circumstance over very fligfitly,
just mentioning afuit had been instituted
agairf him : but at the fame time en
deavor to blast the character of Mr.
Stoddert, as he is a federalift,becaufe
he,lire/,^dNavy-Yards for the country,
when he found he couldpurc^ cheaper
than hire. [Trenton. Fed.
0
The New-York papers assert, that
fohn Wood, author of the Hiftory of
the Administration of the late President
of the United States, has abfeonded.
It appears, that this imported patriot
has made a tolerable good job out of his
party, having been handsomely paid
for writing the aforefaid hiftory, reciev
ing afterwards a thousand dollars to
suppress it, and now, as is said, has
been actually bribed by Mr. Burr's
friends to quit the country. It might
cost the United States a considerable
sum of money ; but if it were practi
cable, it would be good policy, to buy
up as many of such patriots as could be
found, and ship them to some region
remote from ours ; there are enough
such for file, and some of them might
be got dog-cheap.
0
The jacobin papers all concur in
denouncing Mr. Burr, as an ambitious,
unprincipled and immoral man :— But
they forget to tell us, at the fame time,
that eighteen months since this fame
" ambitious, unprincipled and immoral
man" had all the jacobin votes in the
Union,for President of the United States !
Before th^ election, the Federalists
warned their opponents of his real char
acter ; but it was pen pronounced
slander.—They also assured them, that
those viho fatter most always mean to
betray. What was then corifidered as
vague assertion, will fpeedly be admit
ted as prophecy.
Madame Bonaparte, mother to the
Chief Consul of France, was lately pre
sent at the celebration of Te Deum, at
Paris; and was so situated in Church
arto be able at once to fee the whole
of her five sons. What must her fee',
ings have been ? No mother, perhaps,
that ever lived could have been mere
gratified.
0
Extract of a letter from an American at
Paris, May ill, 1802.
" The cession of Louisiana to the French
must no doubt excite general attention in the
United States. The views of the French gov
ernment I believe, are very little underftcod
by the prefect administration in America, with
refpe<ft to that country.—lt is certain that Bon
aparte contemplates fending a very large mili
tary force to Louisiana uuoer rhe command of
General Bernadotte: Be will be accompanied
by numbers of the faaious in this country, who
are not so peaceably inclined towards the usurp
ed government of rhe First Consul; and 1 very
much doubt whether they will make you more
peaceable neighbors in America than they have
us in France.—The representations ofLeclcrc
have been very unfavorable agairft the Ameri-r
cans, and the French government, lam sorry
to fay, are very cool towards them. Our Min
iver at this court is not received with all that
cordiality and refped, which isdue to one from'
the United States of America. "Whether this
may be owing to the pufilanimous condua of
the present administration in America, or the
jealousy of Bonaparte, of the growing power
of the United States, 1 am at a loss to deter
mine ; but certain it is, that without an encr-™
getic government; pofllffing means ffacient to
protest it from the designs of any nation, A
merica makes a very aukward and degrading
appearance on the theatre of the world.
" The reduction of internal taxes, and other
sources of revenue,has a very serious and alarm
ing effea on the American funds, in Europe;
It is well known, that the great source of your
revenue arises from the immense commerce ycu
have enjoyed during the war.—Where then
your Genevan financier is to Faife bis supplies,
during peace, when your commerce will be
greatly diminished, his own fertile genius must
difcover.^ But suppose the Great Nation should
pleafir in its power, to dictate terms to your phi
lofopbicPrefidenr, what a situation whuidAmer
ica be placed in, destitute of a formidable navy,
the only fafe-guard of your widely extended sea
coast, & from the affinity oftheW. Indies,fubjedt
to the sudden incursions of a Gallic foe ;—pof
feffing an immense tra& of country and a large
military force on your weftern frontier.
" These are serious considerations, and 1 am
sorry to observe are very little regarded, by
the ruling party in America ; but I hope Provi
dence, in its mercy will reflore you that ener
getic government, which under the last admin
istration, commanded refpedl abroad and confi
dence at home ; — when an American in any
country was proud of his name; but which
name since the power has devolved on the pre
sent party, he is almost ashamed to own it."
tertainment iq Doyep the week Wc^
last. In Sussex sne on a much larger
scale will be giyrf during the Court in
June. The emhuTiafm of the people
on this fubjefy is much increased by
the difeovery of acorrefpondence ofMr.
Jefferfon with Mr. Rodney, and others
of the party, the object of which is to
excite them to use their utmost efforts
to displace Mr. Bayard." 3
SECRETARY RANDOLPH.