National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-10-02 00:00:00, page 2

Some bankers here have received infor
mation that the decree which was proposed
some time ago in the National Convention,
making it death to negotiate a foreign bill
of exchange, or hold any commerce with
any foreign merchant, has attually taken
place.
Dunkirk will speedily be the obje£t of
an expedition, commanded by his Royal
Highness the Duke of York, in which he
v/ill doubtless be aflifted by the co-opera
tion of a naval force.
By the lad letters from Valenciennes,
we undcrltand, that it was intended to
make an attack upon the French camp of
Muubeuge.
Immediately upon the surrender of Va
lenciennes, general Clairfait moved farther
towards France with a body of twenty
thousand men, chiefly cavalry.
It is reported that the qneen of France,-
after undergoing her firlt examination be
fore the revolutionary tribunal, was com
mitted to one of the common prisons of
Paris.
The garrifoji of Metirz, which surren
dered to the king of Prussia, ha»e marched
cgainlV the rebels. By this measure they
have not violated their articles of capitula
tion, which obliges them not to fight dur
ing the war, againlt the combined armies.
The number of rebels fl.iin at Vernon
has been immense. The fields in the vi
cinity are ftrevved with dead bodies. On
their swords were engraved the words,
Vive Louis XVII.
Allthehorfes employed in France ft>r
luxurious purprtfes, are ordered to be sent
to the armies—This has given much offence
to the ariffocrars.
On the 18th the National Convention
received information f rom the representa
tives sent to the department of Eure, tint
so numerous were the defenders of the re
public, that Evereux could not contain
them within its walls—a camp therefore
wa> formed without the walls. The rebelv
however, had carried away the military
chest and four pieces of cannon.
The tocsin was rung in Pai is. for the
purpose of procuring men to march against
the traitorous department of Calvados.
Forty thousand citizens aflembled in a short
time I —Citizens Robert, Lindet, Duroy,
snd Bonner, were deputed to Calvados, in
verted with the necessary powers to make
the law refpefted.
General Beauregard, who commands
the van of the army of the Ardennes, is
at Mouzon. Kellerman is appoint
ed commander iu chief of the armies in
the North and the Ardennes, in the room
of general Cuftine, who is a prisoner in the
Abbaye.
Fan's, July 22. Extracts from the pro
ceedings of the National Convention, rela
tive to the imprifonmeiit of General Cuf
tine.
Bazire, in the name of the committee of
public welfare, rose to make a motion of
order. "Citizens, fays he, lam not yet
fnfficiently informed concerning Cuftine,
to make a report for you to deliberate ref
pe£ting him ; but I mult inform the Con
vention, that his presence in Paris causes a
violent agitation in the capital, and it ap
pears even to me, that he favours this agi
tation. He yesterday made his appearance
at the Palais royal, and wasfoonfurround
fd by a crowd of tipplers, crying out,
Vive Cuftine.
"Take notice, citizens, that this hap
pened on the very next day after the depu
ties of the convention had been infuited in
that place. I (hall not anticipate what may
be the judgment on Cuftine : but he is ac
cused of having diflributed money among
women, in order to stir up commotions in
bis favour. I demand as a measure of
public fafety, that he may be put in a lfate
of arrest "
A member. " This is done already."
Bazire. "The Convention mud not al
low him to appear in public places, like
Dumourier and de la Fayette, to call forth
and kindle enthuliafm. I Observed that
Cuftine is not yet under arrest. The com
mittee have only caused him to be watched
by a gen-d'arme, who accompanies him
■wherever he goes. Even his walks with
this gen-d'arme may be dangerous."
Simon. " The facrilegioias tenderness
■with which we treat a man like Cuftine,
is truly aftonifliing. When a soldier is
wanting to his duty, Cuftine is not fatisfi
cd with having hirn watched by a gen
d'arme, but he loads him with iron. He
is accused of having written a letter, where
in he fays, that such decrees of the Conven
tion as he does not approve, serve him only
for putting his hair en papillots (in curl
paper.) This, I think, will scarcely be a
motive for you to treat him very kindly ;
and, if it be true, why i? he not put under
arrest, he who is guilty of such an expressi
on, as bad as vive le Roi ! I demand that
the committee of public fafety be ordered
to enquire into this fact, and that, in the
mean time, Cuftine be confined in a prison
destined for conlpirators."
Breard. ' If there is fufficient ground
for suspicion against Cuftine, I do not op
pose any measure of public fafety, that may
be deemed necessary against him. But I
assure the Convention, that as long as I
have been a member of the committee of
public fafety, I have never seen a letter
written by him, wherein he has used the
expreflion mentioned by Simon. I declare, I
f that had I known him to be guilty of such
an expreflion, I should directly have moved
a decree of ai eft against him.
Several members. He did not write that
letter to the committee, but to theniiniller.
Danton. The Convention ought by no
means to remain in the dark in regard tn
an object of such importance. We must
know what Cuftine is. For want of pro
visions Condehas been forced to surrender.
Valenciennes is beset every where, and
hard prefled. The northern army wants a
general. Cuftine isfufpected by the nation;
he must be tried. I demand that the com
mittee of public fafety, and the minister at
war (hall fend in their report with refpeft
to the charges brought against Cuftine, that
the Convention may be able to pronounce
his sentence.
Bazire. I also demand, that the minister
at war inform us of the different paroles
lately given out by Cuftine in his army ;
We (hall perhaps be fu. prised to hear, that
this general, at the very moment he de
nounced Wiilipten to the Convention, ido
lized the rebels of Calvados. Some of hio
paroles were the words-, Condorcet. Paris,
Constitution. His aid-de-camps and trusty
friends tiled to fay to every one who chose
to hear it, " You fee what the General
means by these paroles : you must join the
league of Calvados, and march to Paris, in
order to promote the acceptance of Con
dorcet's Constitution."
" I repeat, therefore, my motion, that
from motives of public fafety, Culline be put
in a state of arrest. '
This motion was adopted, and as several
members called out, a l'Abbaye ! the.Con
vention decreed, that Cuftine (hould be sent
to the Abbaye prison.
London Aug. 13. It is confirmed, that
on the r ft inft. the National Convention of
France decreed that the Queen Ihould be
sent before the revolutionary tribunal.
From French papers it appears that Ta
ris was then perfectly quiet.
Philip Egalite has been acquitted at
Marseilles ; where, however, he is {till a
prisoner. It is even doubtful whether the j
decree of banishment against all the Bour
bons, will be of force to liberate him.
The letters received yesterday from
Lord Howe's fleet, again returned to Tor
bav,differ very materially in their accounts
of the cruise. By some it is laid that the |
French fleet was inferior in force, was
chafed for two days, and avoided an ac- ;
tion only by keeping close in with their ]
own coalt. By others, that the French 1
were superior in number of (hips, and that i
no attempt was made to bring them to ac- 1
tion. They do not even 2gree as to where 1
the French fleet was left, or for what pur
pose the Britilh fleet returned to Torbav.
The mod accurate account Teems be,
that the French fleet confilted of three
fliips of ico guns and upwards; leven ot
84, and seven of 74 ; in all, 17 of the line,
besides frigates ; that they declined an en
gagement s and that Lord Howe, after
feeing them into port, returned to Torbay, (
to take in water for a longer cruize, with
a view of prote£ting our own homeward
bound Jamaica fleet, or of falling in with '
the French St. Domingo men. A French
frigate is said to have been chafed on (hore.
On the 30th ult. failed for Philadelphia,
the company of Comedians for the Thea- ,
atre in that city. There are upwards of
one hundred persons to embark in this
fcherne. Mr. Reinagle is the manager ;
the ee>llpiny is to perform part of the year
iti l'hiladeiphia, and a part of the year in
Nev/-"York. Miss Broadhurft has three
hundred guineas a year, and two free be
nefits, one in each theatre.—Chalmers has
also a liberal engagement. Mrs. Wrighten
has received a thousand guineas in Ameri
ca at a benefit.
For the National Gazetts.
Mr. Freneau,
•"THE Arminians, and others, have long
blamed the Prelbyteriaiis and Calvin
ifts for holding (what those call) the un
reasonable and dangerous doctrine of Pre
destination ; —at least, for carrying it to
fuchlengths as some of them have done;
butitfeems they have been (at least of
late) much mistaken, and it's to be hoped
they will in future fparetheir cenfure—for
it plainly appears by the conduct of some
ol the more enlightened Calvinifts, that to
whatever latitude their former opinions
on that lYibjeft extended, they are now (in
this enlightened age) better informed ; —
witness one ot their very popular leaders
flying from this city, almost as soon as the
present calamitous sickness was supposed
to be contagious ; —and, another, publicly
discouraging theafTembling together in the
house and time appointed for the public
worfliip of God ! It is to be hoped, these
gentlemen will, in future, either fairly lay
alide their favourite dotti ine, or a£t more
confidently therewith.
If any clergyman of any other denomi
nation, has deferteri h'rspoft in this time
of great cal imity, (when there was and is
a loud 1 a 1 tor his best services, and utmost
exertions for the benefit of precious foulsin
deep distress, many onthe brink Afanaw
fnl eternity)we maypity(whilft we blame)
the weakness of his faith : but we cannot,
in the fame sense and degree, charge him
with ineonfiftency. But this I will venture
' t*vfay, that the worthy m'niilrin» servants
I of God who have flood to their ports in this
time of loud call for their services in pub
lic and private—who have " flood in the
breach, —in their places—and have not
1 deferred many hundreds of precious fouls
1 in theextremity of deep distress (who per
haps were ft rangers to .God and their Sa
viour, and in perifhiisg need of the glad
tidings of the gofpel)—and who have not
neglected to comfort and strengthen the
people of God, in sickness, or near the hour
of difTolution, putting them in niind of pa
tience, resignation, and a lioly filial acqui.
efience in the divine will—and praying
with them for these and other spiritual
bk'flings andfupports. I fay, all fuchfajth
ful minift'ers do merit a aouble portion
of the efteom and love of the inhabitants of
this city, and I think they are sure to 1 ave
it in future. They have the efteera of all
I converse with—they ihovv by their deeds
that they have faith—l hope theyare full
of faith," and such ought to be paltors
under the great Shepherd, who was " full
of companion." It gives me 110 small plea
sure to fee and hear, that they are preserv
ed iufome measure of health —1 hope they
w ill be preserved and blefled—-and remain
their and your friend and fellow citizen.
PHILANTHROPOS.
P. S. Since writing the above, 1 hear
that another very worthy mirfllter of the
frefbyterian society has left the city. I
had almost said that I was furpriied and
furry to hear it—but perhaps it was pre
destinated !!! I
P. Si I was born and educated in Scot. 1
land, and brought up a Prelbyterian ; and 1
(tho* no bigot) I still rather prefer their
form of worfnip and church government; ;
and though I could never understand or j
approve of the doflrine of predestination, j
in the very extended and extravagant sense 1
to which some have carried it; yet, lam 1
not altogether against it in a rational and t
: limited sense j I believe in an omnipotent, i
general, and particular Providence ; this <
isenjygh forme,—and is certainly more 1
intelligible than eternal deep decrees, and !
dark predeflinations. With refpe£t to our
moral condu£h and the consequences, and ;
with refpe£l to our believing and receiving
the SAVIOUR, or rejecting HIM, I think
a good and wife God has clearly and ex
prel'sly revealed his decree ;—and as to
oar other and lefier concerns, if we devote
and commit ourselves to His hands and
protection, there is not any fear of us (in
the line of our duty to God or man). But,
in prosperity or adverlitj—health or fick
nefs—life or death—we are fafe, and will
certainly meet with what is best for us.
<r> n [>i| , ■ - M
PHILADELPHIA.
1
Wednesday, Oilober 2. '
Extract of a letter from Lsndon, July 31. '
'' The account is just received of the J
surrender of Valenciennes to the combined '
armies, and that they do not mean to pro
ceed farther into the country. So that
there is great probability thatthe war Will :
subside soon." J
It ought to b? mentioned to the credit of '
the people of Elizabeth-Town, in New- "
Jersey, that while some other places are 1
excluding the exiled citizens of Philadel- 1
phia from their borders, an asylum is
opened for them there, and ample provi- f
Hon made for their comfortable accommo- 1
dation, should they be seized with the epi- 1
demic fever. '
The following article in Dr. Wiftar's 1
addrefstothe Physicians of Philadelphia, 1
exhibiting a statement of his cafe, during '
I his confinement with the yellow (eve:, de- *
serves particular notice.—" The remedy '
which gave me the most sensible relief, and 1
the recommendation of which is my prin
cipal inducemeht for writing now, was '
cold air—The second night of the disease, 1
when I was very delirious and in severe '
pain. I lay between a window and a door, '
and within four or five feet of the window 1
which was open, the wind suddenly chang
ed and blew upon me cold and raw—its t
effett was such that I soon became confei- 1
011s of myfelf, and was so sensible of bene- t
fit from it, that I opp j(ed (hutting the win- 1
dow, and by laying 111 the cold, in less than |
an hour from being delirious 1 became 1
reasonable, my pain went off, and as far as 1
1 am able to judge, my fever also in a great :
degree. From this I took a hint, and had 1
the window almost constantly open, and i
when there was no air, was fanned fteadi- 1
ly. I have kept mvfelf veiy cool ever 1
(ince, except during the cold sweats, and ;
have great confidence in the effects of cold
and frefh air."
The George Barclay is arrived from
London, in 8 weeks paflage. She lies be
low Gloucester. Mr. Wignell and several
of the company of Comedians on board,
come to town lafl Saturday, aud viewed
the new theatre.
Matter of fait :—A citizen, one day last
week, being taken with some flight indis
position, his friends fuppofmg him seized
with the prevailing epidemic, immediate
ly, and much against his inclination, fitted
him out for the hofpita! at Bush-Hill, and
ordered a cart for the purpose of convey
ing him thither. On the way, the patient
finding hinifelf not only still alive, but in a
s tolerr.ble state of good health and fpirifs,
s quitting his blanket, leaped from the cart,
- and ran full (peed over the commons in a
? different direction. The driver putting
t his horse firlt on a round trot, and then
i on a full gallop, gave chafe for some time,
• but finding it impossible to overtake the
■ sick man, he gave up the pursuit, and re-
I turned to the city.
In a putrid fever, similar to that now in
• Philadelphia, that prevailed some ; ears ago
in Jamaica, to a great degree of mortality,
medicines to relist putrefaction were at firft
given, but without the least good effect ;
Evacuating medicines had been carefully
avoided being given, for fear of adding to
the great debility always attending the dis
order in the beginning. On reflection,
however, purgatives were tried, at the firft
onset of the disease, and direCted to be
continued till contra-indicated by weak
nels. The apprehension that evacuating
medicines increased tl.e debility occafloned
by the fever, was soon found to be ground
less; on the contrary, people acquired
strength in proportion as the intestines were
purged of morbid bile. The patients after
their new mode cf treatment, had about
:o discharges of a ('ay for three days fur
ceflively before the appearance of the {tools
was altered : when their colour changed
the colour of the skin changed alio : then,
and not till then* were barks given. This
practice, on comparison,' is found to b6
nearly the fame with that of Dr. Rush in
the present epidemic fever of this city—the
purge, given, was, like his, calomel in large
doses; and barley ■■water the common
drink.
Cleanliness is the great preventative of
all contagious diseases. Even in sickly ships,
prison /hips, &c. where many hundreds of
people are sometimes crowded together,
it has been observed, that the parte of the
ship where cleanliness was molt attended
to, were invariably the most healthy.—lt
is an incontefiible truth that the contagi
ous fever in this city has raged molt in nar
row confined frreets, where the houses af
forded little or 110 draft of air, and where
the generality of the inhabitants w ere ne
glectful in point of wafhihgand ventilating
the apartments, or removing collections of
filth.
A Spanifli ship, loaded with fngnrs, has
been re-captured from the French, and
cairied into Newfoundland, by a privateer
of that island. A French brig of 16 guns,
w as carried into St. John's the Bth of Au
gnft, prize to an English sloop of war.
By an arrival in the Chtfaprake, from
Cadiz, we learn, that the Portuguese were,
in July, fitting out 10 fail of the line to join
fleet ill the channel, confiftinjr
of 30 fail. It was said 10,000 Porttlguefe
had marched To join the Spaniih army on
the frontiers of France. A Spanifli fleet
ot 38 fail of the line were lying inactive
at Carthagena, with 1500 men sick. Ten
fail had gone to the \\ eft-Indies, and se
veral more, with frigates, were cruising
between the Wefterii islands and Spain.
Two Spanifli ships of no guns each had
been nearly destroyed in tlie Mediterrane
an, by running foul of each other in the
night. A Spanifli frigate had carried into
Malaga a French Eaft-'lndia ship from the
Isle of France, worth one million of crowns
—and another, in company, was taken at
the fame time by an English frigate, value
not mentioned.
The committee of the Legiflatnre of
Mafi'achufetts, who were appointed to take
into cunfideraiion the communication of
the Governor at the opening of the session.
have reported, 7 hat it is not expedient
that a State should bQ. fueable, and " that
the Senators of the commonwealth, in
Congress, be instruCted, and that it be re
commended to the Representatives, to en
deavour to eft'eCt an amendment in the con
ftittition, touching the premUes."
A veflel,arrived atMarblehead fromßil
boa, gives an account of a battle having
been fought in the province of Navarre be
tween the French and the Spaniards, in
which the latter were totally defeated,
with the loss of fix hundred men.
The inhabitants of Elkton convened on
the 19th instant, and entered into several-
Refolarions, relative to the prevention of
the fever, now prevalent in this city, from
reaching them.—Proper persons were ap
pointed (with two Physicians) to inspect
travellers 011 the different roads leading
from Philadelphia to Elkton, and to make
their reports to a committee, appointed for
the purpose, on such means as flionld appear
most conducive to the fafcty of the inha
bitants : the committee to provide every
necslfary of lodging, nurses, medical aflift
ance, &c. for futli persons as lhall be flop
ped—the expences, in the firft instance, to
be defrayed by tlie citizens of Elkton, and
ultimately to be levied on the inhabitants
of the county. [Similar regulations in
some other places, it is thought, might have
done equal credit to the humaniiy of their
inhabitants,]
ExtraCt ef a letter from Elizabeth-Town,
to a gentleman in Philadelphia.
" The inhabitants of Trenton, Newark,
New-York, and a great many other towns
have behaved most inhumanly to your fel
low citi2ens, flopping well and hearty per
sons from taking a refuge in their towns,
and even not permitting them to p3f&
through ; but the inhabitants of Elizabeth-