National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-09-14 00:00:00, page 2

veffiilient,toenrich theprefentproprietors?
I—Do you suppose that theprefent ministry
■will not be as anxious to raise a revenue
from this country, to support the almost
exhausted funds of Britain, as Bute or
North, during their administration ?—
If the trifling duty on Tea was then an
objeCt, what do you suppose will be the
disposition of Britain towards us, when
they fee we can raise an Impolt and Ex
cise upon almost every article of foreign
importation ?—Will not a rapacious nii
jiiltry view with a wifliful eye, our flou
rifliing resources, and purfhe measures to
acquire these advantages to themselves ?
X)o you suppose, after the British have •ex
hausted the wealth of their nation, and
thoufandsof their merchants and manufac
turers are begging for afliftance froni go
vernment, in consequence of their bank
ruptcies, that they will fuffer tliefe states to
enjoy in jecurity their immense revenues,
and permit you, gentlemen, to draw your
annual payment under the aulpices of tue
present system of finance—elpecially when
they confrder that our funded debt origi
nated from the war commenced against
them ?
These are reflections worthy of your
coafideration. Depend upon it, immedi
ately on their conquering France, the pow
ers of Europe will look towards this coun
try to indemnify themselves for their ex
penses, and the United States, like the un
happy Polanders, will be divided between
rhem to satiate their avarice.—The system
of finance, as already cut and dried to their
hands, would, without doubt, be appro
priated to their particular purposes. Your
whole funded stock, bank-fliares, &c.
would probably be confiscated, and yoO
together with your families, turned from
the magnificent dwellings you have lately
•eretted, to give place for court favourites.
The contest with France, being a war
of principle—despotism against freedom —
the tyrants of Europe would think their
work but half accomplished, unless they
txtinguifhed the flame of liberty in Ame
rica.
These hints, gentlemen, may appear lu
dicrous and rifionary, but however you
may now treat them, a few years, (in cafe
France is subdued) will substantiate the
truth of the foregoing observations.
This being the cafe, is it wife, prudent
or politic to endeavour to difaffeCt the
French nation, or affront their minister?
Is it for your interejl to favour the British
in preference to the French ?
If gratitude, therefore, has no influence
on your conduit, it is prefuined you are
attached to your interefl. —lffo, let not
the writings ofPAciFicus orCAMj llus,
(men who aim to weaken our attachment
to the cause of France, and who are zeal
ous to invalidate every important article of
our treaty) bias your actions or mislead
your juogment; neither let the abuse and
scurrility which appear in some of our pa
pers operate unfavourable towards her
minister; for it is a faCt that cannot be
controverted, that some who pretend to
be the firm supporters of the honour of
our country, and the reputation of our
"illustrious" President, were, 'during
those times '■'■that tried men's a
mong the enemy plotting our ruin, and
rioting on the property of the Americans.
BRUTUS.
BRIEF REFLECTIONS on SEVERAL I
SUBJECTS.
X. IT is remarkable, that no sooner
had the Americans by their virtue, their
conttancy. and their fufferings, emancipa
ted themselves from the yoke of foreign
tyranny,than a spirit of internal aristocracy
began to exalt itfelf over the people. The
image of a cruel and ferocious bird was
fixed on as the future emblem of military
diftinCtion,and expreflive of an Order sepa
rate from the body of the people, and
worthy of certain exclulive honors and
privileges. The adoption of the federal
government, by some strange fatality, sup
plied fuel for this spirit, and certain per
sons who were fixed on as the temporary
servants of the people, instantly with the
"eyes of Don Quixote, saw nothing but cas
tles, crowns, sceptres, lords, knigUts, prin
cefies, and kings, while in reality all this
was no more than mere taverns, Scotch
bonnets, inn-holders, market wenches, &
country squires. To delude the people
the more effectually, a Gazette was set oil
foot, to persuade the Americans that they
were not fit to govern themselves ; that
privileged orders wereindifpenlible in eve
ry well governed state ; to advertise the
births of the well-born ; to sing birth-day
odes ; and notify the world of the deaths
of great men, " who held offices over the
people. ItisafaCt, in that Gazette, for
a long time,
" Every rogue that flunk alive
Became a precious mummy dead."
2. How many are now hugging their
darling fix-per-cents, and trembling for
their fall ! Contrail the situation of these
men with that of the difabied and starving
soldier, who served in the American war,
and it might be expected that the crumbs
from their tables would be allowed to the
men whose fufferings and miseries consti
tute the basis of their fortunes. What
are the characters of some «f these fix-per
cent me-fl ? of many of thara not very
patriotic There could be little or 110 pa
triotism in flying from Geneva to Loudon
& from London to Geneva,juft as the news
from America was fortunate or otherwise,
and keeping themselves constantly in a
situation to join the victorious party.
3. Time alone can make an order of
nobility refpeCtable. The nobility of all
countries have originated from wars, con
quests, and revolutions, and at firlt were
ferocious, barbarous, and unpolished; it
oeing impofßble that dating part of one life
the rude habits of a former condition could
be enlirely eradicated, and more polished
manners substituted. Nothing, however,
can be more absurd than an order of nobi
lity, fhiaing in immense wealth, and yet
retaining every original trait of meanness
and littleness. But long fucceflion, educa
tion, and abstraCtion from the vulgar, at
length effeCt a refinement of ideas, and
melioration of manners. The German,
Britilh, and old French nobility, tho' the
greatest fcouudrels on earth, are, and were,
nevertheless. the most civil and polite peo
ple in the universe.
4. Those persons who disapprove of cer
tain measures of the federal government,
are reproached with being in search of
loaves aud fijhes. Let us a(k, what are
these loaves and fifties ? The present pof
feflbrs of them can belt tell. Legal salaries
of office are too moderate to be an objeCt
of avarice, or be a fund for those enormous
acquisitions, which have not escaped the
eye of America. Is the favour of admini
flration lucrative, or in any mode benefi
cial ?—I should be glad to know, in what
way, and to what extent, in order that
undue felfifh influence may be detected,
operating upon those who complain of its
measures. If the government is already a
government of loaves and fifties, it implies
the necefiity ofinftant reformation, because
time fanitifies abuses —if not, the motives
which aCtuate those, who are striving to
prevent its becoming so, mult be pure and
patriotic.
PHILADELPHIA.
Saturday, September 14.
It is rather fuiprizing (fays a corres
pondent) that among all the communica
tions for preventing the infection, or reliev
ing those afiliCted with the Weft-India yel
low fever in Philadelphia, the Jiinls of the
benevolent Howard have not once been
recurred to. His books upon prisons and
lazarettoes ought to be the constant study.
not only of the physical faculty, but of all
who are concerned for the extinction of
so infectious and malignant a disease as rages
here. Howard, to prevent infection, plac
ed his confidence principally 011 white
wafliing the apartments with quick-litre.
To this may be added, the strong vibrating
explosion of gun-powder ; for the mere
flafiiing of gun powder, or burning of ni
tre are infignificant. A sea-engagement
has been known fs entirely extinguifli the
j yellow fever infection on board of ships,
j —The following requifitesto prefervefrom
infection are from the firft authority—
cleahfinefs, cheerfulnefs, courage, regular
and 'temperate living ; with the very mo
derate use of brandy and other liquors, so
far as to aCt as a gentle stimulus upon the
spirits. Soakihg sheets of paper in a difib
lution of falt-petre, and agitating the sheets,
thus soaked, through a room, is also an ex
cellent preservative from all infeCtion.
" The Americans (fays a Virginia paper)
notwithstanding they were formerly har
rafTed Co support men of titles over the At
- lantic, do not yet seem to have imbibed
that averfiou for titular distinCtions which
the nature of their government demands.
Every Jnftite of Peace is still styled " His
worship"—we mult not open our mouths
to a Judge, without calling him, " Your
honour.' 1 In our Assemblies we still reply
" To the honourable member who spoke
last."—As to ejquires and gentlemen, they
have increased so much as almost to super
sede the use of plain Mr. in our addrefles.
Nor do we find more humility among the
clergy, who are not only-reverend, but
growing up, in a hopeful way, to be right
reverend in several of States. This is let
ting the people drink their fill of the dregs
of nobility, witl out benefit to themselves
or the public, when they might draw it
from the pure fountain, with mutual ad
vantage to both. These titles, which the
.virtuous, republicans. of America are so
fond of annexing to their employments,
are au injury to merchants and men of
other profeflions, who have not an oppor
tunity of afluming the fame privilege, but
are thrown into the common herd, with the
indifcrimniate title of plain A/r." !
ExtraCt of a letter from Bofion, Aug. 29.
" The state of politics since I saw you
has become more turbid; its atmosphere
is clouded with conflicting elements ; but,
I hope, in the political, as well as in the
natural, it will purge itfeif of all extrane
ous matter, and subside upon its proper
basis. May Liberty, Equality, and the
Rights of Man be the great principle and
standard of every American Gazette ; and
may America aud France be only the van
guard of the great proceflion of mankind,
in entering the mighty temple of universal
freedom J While your paper advocates the
cause of human nature, in attaining thole'
rights which God deligned for man,it will
never fail of the support of -every wife A
merican, nor want wishes of one
who subscribes hiinfelf, your friend," &c.
—P. S. "I have just time to add, that lor
48 hours part we have had a series of arri
vals, bringing good tidings from our noble
allies. God lend them, and all Europe,
and eve.n America, a speedy triumph over
tyranny, and may your paper be one of the
heralds of the victory."
Capt. Coffin, in the brig William, from
Jeremie to New-York, was boarded on
his pafl'age, by the sloop Maxwell, captain
Clutfom, of 6 guns, and sent into New-
Providence, where he was detained 9 days.
About 14 tons of coffee and cotton v\ere ta
ken out of capt. Coffin, as French proper
ty, although it had been (hipped as Ameri
can property. Capt. Coffin received from
the New-Providence Juris of humanity, up
wards of 400 dollars, as freight for the
property they flole from him. He was
boarded on his pafl'age by sixteen different
pickaroons. y
" The late favourable news from France
must be plealing to every friend to this
country ; however disagreeable it may be
to those who are unfriendly to the cause
of that republic. The success of the
French nation is of the utmost consequence
to the United States, both as it refpetts
our liberties and properties. Should
France be conquered, the former would
foen fall a facritice to the principles of mo
narchy, and the latter would be exposed
to every depredation by sea and land. E
ven at present, our navigation labours zan
der alnmlt as many etnbarraflinents, as if
we were aitually at war. The several
British Weft-India lilands, are cVouded
with American vefl'els, taken by their pri
vateers : and though we are so desirous to
keep in a date of neutrality, yet the Bri
tifli nation are pursuing the matt insolent
conduit towards us, and we have heard of
no remonftrain es to that nation. Suppose
the French had been guilty of one quarter
of the enormities of the Englith, would
they not before this, have experienced the
direful vengeance of our vindictive hand ? '
[BOJIOII Indepen. Chron. ]
Portsmouth, Middletown, and the inha
bitants of several other towns in the East
ern states, convened in town meetings,
have published their votes, approving the
President's proclamation of neutrality.
There are now building in the state of
Maflachnfets, uear one hundred failofvef
fels from 150 to 800 tolls burthen, a great
number of which will be launched this
autumn.
It appears from English papers, that no
thing but the present combination of Eng
land and Spain against France, iprevents a
renewal of the dispute between the two
former powers, relative to Nootka Sound.
Owing to a want of precision in the con
ventional articles agreed an between Fitz
herbert and Count Florida Blanca, the
Spanish Governor at Nootka has refofed
giving up the country to capt. Van Couver,
the person authorized by the Britifti court,
to take pofl'elfion, alledging that the treaty
only gavi; them a coiner of a little cove,
one hundred yards in extent, which he
would put the Englifli in pofleffion of as
soon as tl«?y chose. This was refufed.
Nootka is made a free port by the Spa
niards, open to the ship» cf all nations.
Nootka Sound lies in about lat. 48 North,
in 65 degrees of western longitude from
the meridan of Philadelphia, and about
3250 miles W. N. W. of that city.
Extract of a letter from an officer on board
the Boston frigate to his friend in New-
York, dated Halifax, Aug 26.
*' Before this reaches you, you will have
heard of the action betwixt us and the
Ambuscade, our loss is as follows—Captain
Courtney and Mr. Butler of the marines,
killed early in the action, with 8 others,
and 24 wounded, amongst which are the
firfl and second lieutenants—neither danger
roufly. We have fufFered a little in our
hull, but very much in our rigging; our
men seemed to be in good spirits, consi
dering the lufs of our captain; but alter
the lols of our main-topniaft, the French,
fleet was dtfeovereef from the mafl head,
and we were obliged to make all the fail
we could."
The French 40 gun (hip La Precieufe,
that has been some time in this port refit
ting, is,now nearly rea'dyfor sea. L'Eole,
of 74, at New-York, is the flag ship 1 f the
fleet, and commanded by admiral Seney;
the Jupiter by Captain Boinpard. L'Eole
was to have failed 011 a cruise 011 Wednes
day last, and to look out for the British
(lfip Orion, now in the Chefapeak.
Papers from all quarters are yet filled
with enormities committed by the New-
Providence privateers on the American
tr; de.
It is fa!d. that admiral Gardner, since his
repulse at Martinico, has loft the friendfhip
of all ranks; scarce any cne will keep his
company.
By late accounts from the East-Indies
we hear that ail the Indian princes are
again about to join Tippon Saib, in a com
bination against the British force in that
part of the world.
The matters of British privateers in the
Weft-Indies, have orders to fend into fort
all American vessels whose cargoes are not
wholly consigned to the captain on board,
or whose captains will not swear that the
whole carg» is American property.
The following is the partition of France,
to be made, in cafe the combined forces
are victorious. Allace and Lorrain, to the
elector Palatine, in the place of Bavaria
annexed to the domains of the house of
Austria ; Artois and part of Picardy and
Champagne, to the prince of Hesse Caffel;
Normandy and Britanny, together with
Maine and Anjou, to the duke of York;
Burgundy and Franche Coiute, which lat
ter joins the king of Prussia's principality of
Neufchatel, are to go to that monarch ;
the principality of Orange is to be restored
to the house of that name ; as well as Avig
•non to the Pope. The king of Sardinia is
to have Provence, and the king of Spain,
Gafcony and Rouffillon, which formerly
belonged to him. France will be no longer
a maritime power, being entirely cut out
from the ocean by this curtailment. Her
foreign poffeflions are to go to the Englifli
and Dutch. The ancient government un
der a Bourbon prince, will be eftabliflied
on the pitiful remnant.
The July packet is arrived at New-York,
but having had a longpallage, the accounts
by her art not of so late a date as by other
velTels. The latest arrivals trum France,
aie to the Gheiapcak, and bring in general
the most fati faclory news with regard ti»
the affairs of that republic. Toward the
lull of July, a perfett tranquility prevailed
over tlie whole 84 departments, and the
new Constitution had been accepted With
a general applause. The combined armies,
far from being any wife fuccefsful, were
effectually checked, and in many places
routed. Notwithstanding the base efforts
of Old England to starve the Repnblie, the
French privateers had been able to supply
every species of provifioßs to their country
in abundance from the Englifli provision
vessels, going out to supply the Itarving co
nies in the Weft-Indies, andevervday saw
he prizes crouding into the French ports.
The follow ing are the particulars of th&
defeat of thw Spanish army near Bayon
ne, in June lull, by the French under
Gen. Courpon.
" The Bth inft. we had a great many
workmen employed, to repair the fort of
Socoa, and as it was important to the Spa
niards, to prevent this being done ; we had
forefeen that they would attack us, and
had concealed in the neighbouring woods
a masked battery, of 14 pieces of cannon,
and 40C0 men, lying 011 their bellies, on
the ground, and while the troops and
workmen at Fontenis, appeared to retreat,
our ambuscade took them in flank and
rear, and put them totally to rout. They
left 011 the ground, *4566 men dead; 19CO
prisoners, and nearly as many wounded.
The fine regiment of Spani/h CarabinieJ-s,
was totally destroyed, as well as one of
Dragoons. We took 1300 and odd horses,
all their field tents, which they occupied
the night before, and pursued tlifin lor
three quarters of a league beyond their
former encampment. I need not tell you,
tliat all their provisions and warlike llores,
fell into our hands. We loft only 79 men.
killed, and 114 wounded.
History will never fail to make honora
ble mention, of our brave republicans, e
specially of the battallion of Giroilde,
who determined the fate of the day 1 To
do thetn justice, each individual fliould be
named ; but above all, was distinguished
citizen Fauver, a merchant of Bordeaux,
and capt. of foot, Chapefen ; he took with
his own hand, the colonel of the Spanish
Carabiniers prisoner, after having pursued
him upwards of Sc<s yards, overthrowing
every thing in his way. They hiid not
determined how to celebrate this heroic
a£tion."
The fliip Active, Capt. Seaman arrived
at New-York, on Wednesday last in fix
weeks from Liverpool, She brings no later
intelligence than by former arrivals. Five
and forty pnflengers came in the A£live.
The Mayor of the city of New-York,
has requested of the practicing Physicians
there, to leave at his office the names of
all such person's as have arrived, or (hall
arrive from Philadelphia, or any other
place, that may be sick, and tinder their
care, with their place of residence, in order
that such as are infe&ed with the yellow
fever may be removed out of the city.
" Abftra&ed from tories, paper-jobbers,
Englishmen, and English agents in this
country (fays a letter from Boston) there
are few that have put their names to the
Addresses tending to vilify and abuse the
Minister of France. Of these few, many
are of the 1110 ft contemptible class, and
noted time-servers, or jacks-of-all-ftdes,
as convenience may suit."
The following strange exaggerated ac
count of the dilVder in this city appears in
one of the Gazettes of a neighbouring
State, dated Sept. 5. —"The yellowfever
hath killed some thousands of the inhabi
tants of this city. Eight thousand mecha
nics, besides other people, have left town.''
&C.&C. *
In the brig Almy, capt. Butler, that ar
rived at New-York on Monday last, in 49
days from Glasgow, came 72 paflengers,
who report, that great numbers of their
cou.uryuu'ii are preparing te quit that