The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-06-12 00:00:00, page 2

lious influence, nothing but
arms and energy can protest
.us :—To Arms, then, my
Young Friends, —to Arms,
efpvcially by sea, to be used
as the laws shall direct, let
us resort ; for lafety against
dangers, which we now fee
and feel, cannot be averred
by Truth, Reason, or Juflice.
Nothing in the earlier part
of my public life, animated
me more, than the counte
nances of the children and
Youth of the town of Boston ;
and nothing at this hour, gives
me so much pleasure, as the
masculine temper and talents,
displayed toy the Youth of
America, in every part of it.
1 ought not to forget the
worst enemy we have :—
That obloquy, which you have
observed, is the worst enemy
to virtue, and the best friend
to vice ; it ftives to destroy
all diftin&on between right
and wrong, it leads to divi
sion, sedition, civil war, and
military despotism. I need
fay no more.
JOHN ADAMS.
Philadelphia, May 22.
Answer to the Addtefs of
9% Students at the Untoerfit, of Cambridge,
in the State of MoffachufttU.
GENTLEMEN,
THE companions, ftudiei, and
amufementi of my Youth, under
the aufpicei of our alma mater,
whom I (ball ever hold in the
bigheft veneration, and affedion,
came freth to my remembrance on
receiving your addrefi.
The maxims of life, and the ele
ments of literature, which have
ever been inculcated, in that anci
ent feat of education, could pro
duce no other feniiments, in a
junaure like this, than such, as
you have condensed, into a form
io coocife, with so much accuracy,
perspicuity and beauty.
Removed from the feenes of in
temperate pleafure#, occupied with
books which impreft the purest
principles, and direded by Gov
ernors, Tutors, and Profeffors,
famoos sos scienc e, as well as em
ineot in wisdom, the ftudiou, youth
of this country, in all our Univer
frici, could not fail to be aoimat
ed, with the intrepid fpiric of their
anceftori : Very few, examples of
degenerate charadera, are evier seen
issuing from any of those femina-,
rie#. It ii impossible, that young
gentlemen of your habits, can look
forward with pleasure to a long ca
reer of life, in a degraded country;
in focifly with disgraced associates.
Your firft care'thouid be, tbpre-.
ffaye ffie stage from reproach, and
your companions in the drama,
from dishonor.
But if it were possible to sup
pose you indifferent to shame,
what security can you have, for
the property you m,y acquire, or
for the life of vegetation you must
lead ? what isto be the fituatioo
offeature Divine, Lawgiver, or
Ph^ficiao ? the Merchant or Nay- ,
igator? the Cultivator, or Propri
etor?
^ Your youthful blood hai boiled,
and it ought to boil. You need
not, however, be difeouraged. If
,your cause /hook] require defence
in a@, your courier, will have
armies and navies, io which you
may secure your own honor,' and
advance the power, prosperity and
glory of your co-temporaries and
pofterityr
JOHN ADAMS.
Philadelphia, May 25, 1798.
^■■u miTM. W'RWWMKMSIWMaMWMEtmjr MI!W A.IP '■
LAW of the United States.
' An ACT to continue in force the Aft in
titled " an A& prohibiting, for a lim
ited time, the exportation of arms and
ammunition ; and for encouraging
the importation thereof.?'
G it enabled b, tbe
'• U Senate and House of
Representatives of tbe United States
of America, in Cougre/s afrmbled,
That the firft, second, third
and fourth fe&ions of the a&,
intitled " An afl prohibiting
for a limited time the expor
tation of arms and ammuni
tion ; and for encouraging the
importation thereof," be, and
are hereby continued in force
for one year from and after
the prefeht session of Con
gress, and from thence to the
end of the next session of
Congress thereafter, and no
longer.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled,
Th^t the, fifth fe^ion of the
said ad,except so much there
of as relates to the importa
tion of fulphur and falt-petre,
be, and is hereby continued
in force for one year from
and after ' the fourteenth day
of June next, and from thence
to the end of the next session
of Congress thereafter, arid no
longer ; and that so much of
the said fifth feflion as relates
to the importation of. fulphur
and falt-petre, be, and ishere
by continued in force- fpt one
year from and after the four
teenth day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred, and from
thence to the end of the next r
session of Congress thereafter,
and no longer.
Approved, April 7, 1798.
John Adams,
President of the United Sttmt.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
MAY 24.
!'f Otm—BCt'
Efficient Measures.
_ MOTION was made in
Congress this day, to
post pone the consideration of
inftrudions to armed Vessels
of the United States, ffit^e'
2d of June---and loft by a
great majority. The refers
ence of Mr. Sitgreave's reso
lutions, as also the bill sent
from the Senate, on this fub
jed, was carried by a great
majority.
MAY 25.
'The Committee, to whom
the question was referred,
reported in favor of the a
doption of the Bill from the
Senate, giving authority to
American armed vessels.-—
The Bill was made the order
of the day for to-morrow.^^
Highly Important !
MAY 26.
This day the bill from (he
Senate, for the more effeaual
protection of the commence
and coast of the U.S. passed
in the House, Yeas 50, Nays
4 3.
MAY 28.
Among other efficient pro
ceedings this day, Mr. Har
per laid on the table the fol
lowing:
Refolded, That it is expe
dient to suspend all commer
cial intercourse between the
United States and the French
Republic, or her possessions,
until an adjustment of the ex-I
ifting differences between the
two powers be effi^ed.
A bill for the eftablifhmentl
of a battalion of Marines, to
consist of 500 men, besides
officers, was ordered.
MAY 29.
Mr. Harper's resolution,
laid on the table yesterday,
was called up ; the principle
agreed to ; and a bill order
ed.
MAY 30.
The Dire& Tax bill under-I
went some modifications.----!
Mr. Sewall reported a bill on|
the fubjea of suspending ail
commercial intercourse withl
the French dominions ; which|
was made the order of the
day for to- morrow.
A resolution was laid onl
the table for adjourning both|
Houses on the 14th June.
American jaetos.
r ——
Baltimore, May 21.
A PERSON of veracity froml
Auxcayei, fays, that he wit-|
neffed the burning of several barg-I
ei, and imprisonment of the crews
io ironi, who have lately been |
partially employed in capturing I
American vessels ; and that the I
new commissioner (Hedouville) is
positively forbid granting any com-I
missions against Americans. ,I
^3" As ver, few American veffels|
now venture to tbe Weflindies, and |
as tbe IJlands muff farve if not aid- I
ed from tbe United States, may not I
this be a trick of tbe agent, to dec,
property tbitber ; and when fuppli-I
ed to let looje bis blood bounds again , I
Tbe belt that our merchants, who I
(ball fad cargoes, can poffibl, expeH,
is, that this agent will give them, I
for tbeir property, draughts, which
will be received in part payment of 1
/be Contributions to be demanded of l
tbe United States ! $ ^&
Intelligence— From France.\
—LATEST—
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 28.1
Capt. Brown hai just arrived |
here from Bourdeaux, which he
left the 3d of April. The day be
fore he failed. Mr. Fenwick in
formed him, that our Envoys were
not received ; that he thought I
there was no profpea of their ef
feding their miffioa{Wd@t£
matters were becoming worse apJ I
worse. 0* A letter from Mr.
Fenwick, dated April 2d, to a
refpedable house to Philadelphia,
fays, " There ^ 00 change in the [
- 4
, °,''^^ Fl ,
I ficuation of affairs relative to &
I mericu. Two ot our Envovt,
I Mefrs. Pinckne, and Maifhdi,
^e about quitting Paris." /
The Paris papers by this arrival
| do not contain any events of im
-Iponance.
I''l ramratw
LoJs of tbe B^itifo ConvoyJLop
loffFar.I off Far.
On Friday, tbe Braik, Britilh
I (loop of War, C#pt. Drew, of the
I convoy from Cerk, within half a
mile of the Light-house, upset, by
I a sudden (quail of wind, and in-
Iftancly funk. Caph Drew, all hit
I officers, about 40 ofthe crew, and
I 9 Spanish prisoners, were drowned.
I The boatswain and mates, with
I the rescue of the crew and prison-
I ers, were lived by two pilot boats
I then in fight. The Braak parted
I from the convoy, in a gale of'
wind, off the Weftern lflci; and
labout 30 days since captured a
I rich Spanish ship from La Plata,
for Cadiz, with 200 tons of cop-
I per, &c. on board ; and had just
I brought her into the Delaware.
I when the melancholl, accident
I happened.
I Boflon, June 2.
I Latest News from England.
Yesterday an arrival in three days from
I Hallifax, furnifhed us with London dates
I to tbe 16th of April.
[, We have cendenftd all tbe new tbe,
I contain in tbe fe<u>efi op,rae,<fih.
DESCENT on ENGLAND.
Paris, march 31;
The Executive Directory
has this day decreed, that
Gen. Buonaparte fhali repair
to Brest within io days ; and
[that he is charged with the
Idirection of all the forces,
both military and naval, deft
tined for the expedition a
gainst England. Signed
Merlin, PreJident.
I April 5. Admiral Nielly
commands at Brest. He is in
the Ocean of 120 guns. Eight
men of war, are with him.
The greatest activity prevails,
I all along the coast.
Every sth man is placed in
requisition in Holland, to be
employed in the descent on
England.
London, April 10.
The Swiss are to form a
Republic, reprufentative and
democratic--,-to be governed
by a Senate of 24, and a
grand council @f 48, with a
Dirc&ory of s—to reside at
Latifane.
Os PORTUGAL.
The Portuguese Minister
d'Aranjo, has-been released
from the Temple.
April 16. Since the Swiss
have submitted, the last ac
counts fay, that the expedition
against Portugal is immedi
ately to take place. The ftaff 4
of the army defined to a&
against Portugal, under Gen,
Angerau, is appointed.
Sir Horatia Nelson, ha&de
ftroyed about 40 gun boats
on the Frenchcoaft.*