National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-05-22 00:00:00, page 3

The noble fhnpl'eitj which (lie mimfter
ofthe French Nation displayed on hisjour
jiey and entry into th-> city, carried the
facsrofgenuine repubMcanifm. Tiu>' he is
the reprefeutative of the molt ptiifiant Ke
pubtic upon e.'.rth. he hail no princely e
quipage to featter brill ance around him,
and excite the adniiratio 1 of the gaping
multitude ; he had no cavalcade of ser
vants to dilpl iv his Superiority, bnt his
fplendonr and cfiguity coniiited in a virtu
pus simplicity.
When the human mind was immersed
In ignorance, forms and ceremonies vrn o
thought eflential to religion, and /uper.ti
tioi usurped the empire of reason ; but
those ihackles ave been broken by truth,
and the parity of the gofjel has received
additional strength trbm itsprefent liinpli
city ; in lilce manner, ostentation, fpten
dor, and parade were thought necessary
roi-nprefs tie «• fvvinith multitude"' vvitli
ideas of superiority and sovereignty ; but
astlie lawful sovereignty is now eftabliihed
and the people know the importance ol
their rights and the dignity oi their cha
racter. every royal tolly of this fort mil 1 -
be coniid?rcd by, them as an insult upon
their underftandiiigs, and an ufiirpatiou of
their prerogative. Simplicity is a gem of
i-epublicanifin ; it gives a native, unfophif
ticatc-d bril! ance, incomparably faperior to
the glimmering of royal baubles. —May the
dignity of an American conlift in virtue,
and not in the externals of t'ollv !
J It mutt not be imagined from what I
have laid, that my voice is for war. Could
we render France any etTewtial atliftance,
war would be our dutyjt would be oui
Surfty ; out the alii (fan.e which we can gi'e
her, may he better accomplithed in peace
Tho' achi I hoflility is not my with, it is a
to America to plic.e France upon
the Tame faming with the powers with
whom the is at war ; for, according to the
laws of nations we can fulfil any defenlivc
engagements with' her, without trefp tf
fing upon the Invs of neutrality.—lf it i<
the iitere/i of Great-Britain to goto war
with us, a pretext will not be wanting ;
for the has pretexts at command, and Ihe
h*s hitherto toilful ted her interest at the
expense of every honorable principle.Shall
we, for fear of giving offence to Great-
Britain. behave with a difgraceful apathy
to the minifte.-ot France, astlie big men
of our country with us? Is it a trefpaf;
upon neutrality, to give the minilVer ol
France the reception of gratitude? Pity
that gratitude Ihould only glow-i.l the bo
foms of the people ! Should the exprefliom
of interest for the cause of France, and the
mulifeltatio.ts of joy for her fuccelfes be
declaratory of hostility, let the trumpet ol
war found thro'our country; for rather
let America join in the combat wirh Frame
than forfeit her honor and her virtue.
AN OL J SOLDIER.
May 20th, 179'?.
[From the V irginia Chronicle, of May 11.
'• The light of freedom which Americ;
hath Itruck out, has reliefer! to Frince
and kindled ablaiewhkh l.iysdefpotifm i'
ashes, and is illuminating the world. Man
kind has hitherto groar.ee! under despots
aid the belt and d .-arelt intt re Kof 'f >( iet\
fc ivg fallen victims to their palfim, and foi-
I'.;;; but a da vn of better times i', open
ing. and the example of France will in
crease it iuto agi rimis effu gence. A re
generation of human affairs is begun, tin
dominion of kings is changed for a domin
ioi of laws, and the arts of priests aiu
pri'eftcrr.ft are annihilated by reason art
confcieuce. That no adv 'fe event m )
prevent the happy iomp 0.1, mutt be;
" t vnfmn nation .devoutly to be wifiiec
for" by every v: -.nous friend of mankinc
throughout the universe. Well may th;
oppreii 1 , of the world and the supporter:
ofQa villi government a id hierarchies trem
ble—We need not wonder when we fee
them marfhail theV mercenary ruffians to
i" pprefs aljjirit x hich threatensdeftruftioi:
t" them a vi 1 leir arbitrary impolicions.—
Their confederacy isnatnraJ;3s accomplices
in the fame villainy they will endeavour t;
efrape frujn justice, by every method whic!
art can inve it or power execute. Tho
jcnliimniesand misrepresentations of a prof
ligate band of courtiers, placemen ant
peulinners, v. ere reasonable Co expect; the)
are the expiring Itrnggles of despotism—
But—that Americans, who are enjoying al
tire Ivieli. i whit h can refill t from s
mild and equal reprefentativegovernment
should raise their voi es in the cry of abuf<
Hgai'.ift our republican brothers in France
1 i a ciilumltaiiLe ynylt excite '.he won
der of the wo Id. Upon principle of ho
nour, gratitude and decency, I blush for
my couuirv.u iiile I feci the tent'.ei efl anx
iety for her political happineis—where is
jthat love of republicanifni. and deteftatior.
of monarchy which once animated our ci
tizens' I fay where is it fled? Or how
came fnch abominable heretics as we now
perceive introduced among us? Asfar as I
am able I will point out by what means
pin- principles have beeu corrupted, and
by w hom—ln doing this it is not my inten
tion to re-kindle aniuiolitie which bene
volence and philanthropy had configneil
to oblivion, or to open wounds which hai e
already bied enough—neither would I with
to undervalue the ft rvit es of those whole
countijs and arjiis have contributed to the
eftabliihment of the republic—Uninfluen
ced by resentment againit one, or detraction
from the other, I (hall with candour inves
tigate their principles and expole their at
tempts —I fnall begin with those to whom
I last alluded.
When the American revolution com
menced, all who advocated it did not a£t
from a love of republicamfm or a hatred oi
monarchy—it was nor against the princi
ples of the government that many were
>ppofed,but igainlt the arbitrary measures
of George the third—of this description
were many of the leaders of the revolution
—They were men who disdained the idea
ot a foreign yoke, and cxpected to raise for
themselves honors and dignities which they
could not hope for under the former go
vernment —Let fa£ts (peak for what I ad
vance. No sooner were the enemy driven
from our country, then arillocrntic princi-
began to appear, by the inflitution ot
:i i hereditary or.ler ;b it ilie genius of re-
Hibiica nfu) was on the watch, and the pro
jjet was dropped. A society was then in
tituted which does honor to the benevo
e ice of its members. Shortly alter pam
jhlets and publications were iflued frun:
.he nigheft authority, in order to (hew tin
uecellity of civil diliinitions. Rcpublicai
principles of government were treated a
:he vilions of ih-oretical politicians, or the
pretexts of deligning demagogues.—-1 he
ojell born and the ballances were then re
ceived with difgult and abhorrence ; noi
,vill the paneoyncks of fyropliants in Ame
rica, or the applaules of the Attorney Gen
eral of England, reintlate t d/jti'.guijhea
per/an in the gene. al confid. nee of his fel
low citizens —Defeat and difappoimment
do not always beget fulmiflion; ambition i
ever on the watch to fe.ze the moment it
forward its views.
The persons to whom I firfl alluded are
tnofe whom our clemency permittee! to re
main among us during the war, and other .
whom a more miltaken lenity permitted tt
eturn amon,; us lince the peace, and wen
well knoMii under the denomination 01
cories. Without enlarging by a d ffe tation
ju such perfo/is, the bare mention o. whom
uuft excite indignation, I (ball only re
mark that a coalition has taken place be
ween the tories of seventy-six, and the
American nobility of eighty-nine. The
jafis of this famous coalition was, that one
party Ihould make luch conceflions as would
forward the views of the other. It was
:hus that the trade of this country has been
"tcrifked to Britain, while her friends ha\ e
promoted the plans of certain aspiring men.
New fyltems in politics have been introdu
ed, and our government assimilated to that
of Great Britain, as nearly as pofiible.
It is some what remarkable how conge
nial the lentiments of the former tories,
rbe British in tine counti y, and tliofr of the
funded interert are with : efpect to French
fan ; as far as my observation has ex
ended, I t an make no exceptions, for they
ire all enemies to the freedom of France
the caufcs of this harmony offemiment
we will not invefligate, but I trul> the
truth of the position w'lll not be denied—
but fbould an exception to this rule b.
found, I will ask pardon, though 1 (han
no: forbear to exclaim rara ami in tern
Li 'roque firyiillima cygno.
It is now high time for the republican;
to watch the conduit of this coalition —It;
measures will jultify more than suspicion.
L has p iflefled itfelf of prt fies that are de
i 1 ited to its views, and which are made the
echoes of British ministerial papers. I dial 1
make no alluiion to any particular paper,
but I will venture to aflert that the paper
which is subservient to such baJe purpose;
u unworthy of the patronage of republics*!
Americans. In a word, the enemies o:
Frcuch freedom are equally our enemies,
and equally merit our resentment, and
Towever they may flatter themselves, I
uuft they will find that America and
Prance have one common interest; in-de
pite of the intrigues of Britifli emissaries
ind American arillocrates to divide us."
FOREIGN' A D V 1 C E S.
Leyden, March 28. France has now at
"ea, and armed ready for sea, one hundred
and ninety four lhips of war, exclulive of
?un boats and cutters. In addition to
ihele, s t!le l' ne have just been
launched, and fix others on the (locks, ra
pidly advancing. Many nfurreaions o'
the people have happened :n Spain, againit
the infiltrates ot the government, on this
iccount near one hundred thousand muf
q.iets had been distributed in several pro
vinces. to awe the people
On the 25th of March, the AurtrUn for
ces took poffcllion of Bri'fl'els, the French
having previously evacuated it. The French
irmv continued to retreat with celerity,
tho'in good order. The column headed
by Gen. Diimourier wasin the neighbour
hood of Mons, a large body of Aullrian ca
valry in their rear. The town and citadel
of Namur are evacuated.
On the 19th of March, Gen. CnOine fe>
out from Mentz with a bod . of the French
army and attacked the Prussians qt Strom
berg. The Pruilians then fell back to Rhe
imbellen, where they encamped.
Erujfels, April 1. The French continue
to retreat, still pressed by a numerous body
of Austrian horse that follow them. Ihe
arch duke Ch"i=s is at Mons, his van
guard at Fr.imeries. On the 39th, the
Imperial troops entered at Ghent, whicl
the' French have entirely evacuated, leav
ing there fonie pretty considerable stores.
On the 26th of March there was an en
gagement near Antwerp, between a bod)
ot French troops and an Auttrian trucj
:ind an Austrian division. The battle was
long and bioody, and was maintained or
both (ides with the greatclt intrepidity ;
but the French being superior iri number
Forced tiie Auftrians to retire, and took
several pritoners."
On the sud. of April the French garrifor
at Breda delivered up that place by capi
tulation to the Dutch ; the garrison having
liberty to return to France. In order U
prevent the ruin and pillaging ot the town:
and country, it has b<.en agreed, that al
the French troops in Belgia and the Dutcl
territory, flionld return home by way o:
Meculin, Dendermond, Ghent, 3nd T our
nay, under an escort of an Austrian fafe
guard, to the French frontier.
On the 26th of March, the city of Ant
werp surrendered by capitulation ; ths
French Garrison marched out with milita
ry honours, towards the frontier dfFrance.
On the 19th of March,there was foughi
another battle between the Iniperialift:
and the French, in which the former hat
the advantage, though both parties fuffei •
ed a heavy iofs. When the accounts cairn
,iuay. the French were about intrenchinj
hemfelves near Lonrain, so that aiiothci
attack \\ as expected.
The king of Pruflia has taken poflVffior
ef the city of Dantzic, and the territor;
belonging to it, with a fnflicient number
of tr< ops to maintain good order and pub
lic security.
Hagrie, Api-il 3. Gen. Pumowrier has re
treated w .jh hi army to Lisle and Valenci
ennes. He is tolerably feture jm Lisle
with 18.000 picked men. He imputes hi
bad fuccef: on the ißtho< March, in a greal
measure, to the arts of arillocracy. inflil
led into his soldiery by a faction in the Na
tional Convention.
PHILADELPHIA.
Wednesday, May 3?.
Last Saturday afternoon at two o'clock,
M,. Genet, ambafladorfrom France, be
ing introduced by Mr. Jefferfon, Secretary
of State, produced hi credentials to the
!r iidentofthe United States. He was re
ce;ve|l and acknowledged as Minitler Ple
nipotentiary from the Republic of trancs
t ot le United States ot America.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Sally,
from Cape-Francois in 13 days. On the
6th, arrived at the Cape, the frigate La
Concorde, of 44 guns and 4 howitz, with
the new governor and his family. Thii
veflel lett Brest the6th of April, with a
bout five millions of money. She bring'
accounts that " Gen. Dumourier has
quitted his army in France, having beer
fednced by dint of gold. Luckily his flight
was not attended with any ill consequences
Twenty fliips of the line were in the
Mediterranean, and eight in the channel-
Forty more lliips were fitting out at Brett,
to be ready the beginning of May for sea.
There was not a inau in the French arm>
found base enough to acompany Gen. Du
mourier, when deferring the cause of Li
berty and his country ."
Extract of a letter from Charleston,
April. 29.
" We are j inghnrg among ourselves con
cerning privateering- The Britith mer
chants at the head of a party, have called a
meeting of the citizens toprefent .» petiti
on to the Governor, not to allow priva
teering veflels to go out of this port. The
mee'ing is tobe held tomoirow v\ hen itis
probatile there will be several broken
head and bloody noses."
The Star, a London paper of April 6,
mentions *' the arrival of Gen. Dumou
rier with his army at Lisle, where he mst
the minjiter of war, Bournonville and five
cominiffioners, with orders to take him
pril'oner to Paris. Upon this, Dumourier
finding the pnlfe of his army beat to royal
ty. arretted the cpmmiflioners, sent them
to the prince of Cpbourg, as hostages for
thefafety of the queen and royal tamily,
then proclaimed the dauphin king at the
head 01 his army, and sent an express to
Paris, that they might expect him there
immediately, to fnpport the claim of the
dauphin, being convinced that France only
can be laved by the reiloration of royal
government-"- Several other reports
and pieces of information are detailed in
the fame piper extremely unfavourable
to the patriotic cause in France, but
there being nothing of an official nature
we forbear any further extracts, especi
ally as the Chronicle, an evening
paper of the fame date, has not a word
of thisdifaftrous intelligence, a ttrong argu
ment that the whole is little more tfian a
Change alley fabrication.
A prize schooner is carried into Norfolk,
tskeiVby a French cruifcr off the Capes ot
Chefapeke. She was from providence
(Bahama,) aiid besides the cargo, had
board 2000 dollars is specie.
Extract of a letter from a well informed
Corrsjpoudent dated London, ApriL sth,
1793. - . ■
" I have not been able tp procure sopies
of the bill mentioned in this letter but iIJ
declares in fubltance that any person being
or redding within apy of the' dominions, of
his Britannic MiijeOy who fl ail direflly pr
indirectly supply. or cause, dirett,authorize
01" procure any person or persons whom
soever or wiierefoever refilling, to fapplw
or to fend for the purpose of being fold pr
fnpplved to any of the dominions of France
or place in their pofiVffion or to the armies,
fleets or veflVls employed by the French
Government any naval or military stores,
gold or silver in bullion or coin, forage or
provisions of any kind and various other
articles, (hall be deemed guilty of treason-
All insurance made on any goods and
veflells bound to or from the port under
French dominion made null and vpid and
parties guilty of miWemeanor."
Extrpft of a letter from a gentleman in
Paris, to a gentleman in Maryland.
"It is very remarkable, that out of
sixty thou/and nuns, that have been turned
out of Nunneries in France, by the revoUi
tionifts, forty J even thoujand fur hundred
and thirty Jix, have had children, and the
most of them boys. It ma-y seem incredi
ble, but this account has been publiflieri
here, as copied from the regifler ofbirvhs
directed tobetakm,by (he laws of France,
which also fpetify the cpi:i! tioncf the mo»
thers, who art .1. Hated to kt nr.i s. There
are also, thirty three mother ebbrjjes have
had children, four of which are upwards of
sixty rears of age. It is, also, remarked,
that they have all become tin molt violent
revolutionists and fray mofl devoutly for
the fnccels of the arms of the republic, for
fear if a counter revolution take place,
they may be again cloiliered in Nunneries.
\n tine every thi>g fee w to be in motion 11
this country, and to cpnfpirs to support tfro
Laufe of L berty"
In the (Dublin) Hibernian Journal, of
Feb. ij. appears the following ad*ertife
ment. •—" For Sa|e, by John Mill'lkin,
Book-feller, No 32, &c. An Answer to
Paine's Rights of Man ; by John Adapts,
fefq. formerly President of the America!}
Eongrefs.—Price, \J\. N. B. This pam
phlet, which does great honor to the a! i
lities of Mr. Adams, is a complete refuta
rionofMr. Paine's wild doctrines."
A writer in the American Daily Adver-,
tifer sums up the following probable confe
rences of the United States taking part !H
he present war between France and Greas
Britain. 1. A ftidden and great diminu
tion of the exports and imports of theUni
ed States, e. The reduction of the f riccf
jf wheat from 8/4 to 2/6 per bulhel. 3.
An increase of the price of all impc ts. S»ls
would probably rife from 3/6 to 31. pep
:>ufhel. 4. A fiilure of the interefl on tha
public debt, by which means many thou?
"and widows, orphans, and aged citizens,
would be immediately reduced to poverty
\nd misery. 5. A contradklipn of all that
las been said by republican writers,
wars originate in the pride, ambition, and
ivarice of kingw—and.that republics love
:>eace, and negociate miflakei and infplja
with their neighbours. 6, Great distr e ss
imong all clafl'es of our citizens, from the
ofsot fathers, husbands, brothers, and fops,
who would perith in battle, or in military
rofpitals and prifoH-fhips. 7. A great in
;renfe of the public debt, and a heavy
ipon our farms to pay it. 8. A revival of
:he idleness, extravagance, fraud, and pro
rligicy of manners, which were produurl
dv the late war, and which are now nearly
janiflied from our country. 9. An in-
L-reafe of the influence of the executive
:>urt of the general government; whereby
:he balance of principles and condnft would
:urn in favour of monarchy and ariflpcra
:y. 10. Peace, after a seven year's war,
n ith disgrace to our country ; bankruptcy
;o thoufauds of individuals, and a concen
:ration of all the expenditures of the war,
n the hands of half a dozen cpntraftors,
piarter matters, and fpeculatprs.
[#y dejirg.]—Died at Mount Hayman,
\\ iUiamitown, Chester County, on the fcth
instant, in the 85.11 year of her agfe, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wayne, widow of Mr. Iftac
Wayne—and on Wednefdav her remains
were attended by a very large and refpe&-
able afiemblage of people, to the Family
Burying Ground, IB Newtown ; w here the
Rev. Mr. Vaughan delivered a sermon well
adajtyed to the occasion, frpm tfie j 2tfi
chapter of Hebrews, and 28th verse, which
(be had fele&ed many years previous to her
death, as her funeral text: —
"Wherefore, we'receiving a kingdom
which capuot be moved, let us have grace,
w hereby we may serve God acceptably with
reverence and godly fear."
She po(TeflLd, in an eminent degree, all
the great and upble virtues of the human
heart. —The inculcations of which, on the
minds of mankind, (lie always considered
as her greatest duty, as well as higheftplea
fure.
**» Several communications We axe
obliged te defer to our jiest.