National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-05-15 00:00:00, page 3

A ;rAt variety of accounts irom France,
meritio.i the detection of a plot of a coun
ter revolution in different parts of that
kingdom—the heads of this conspiracy are
the brothers of Louis Capet, the oid nobili
tv, the refractory prlelts, some merchants
of overgrown wealth, and a part of the
: nglilh' parliament, particularly Pitt,
Burke, and Grenville, in concert with the
duke ofßrunfwick. The principal means
to effect this counter revolution, was the
emiflion of falfe afliguats. Conliderable
numbersof the conspirators have been ta
ken up. and if Meifieurs Pitt, Burke, and
Grenvilie are not among the number, more
is the pity " Those who have disdained
the sovereignty of the French nation will
soon fall on their knees before the sove
reignty ot mankind all ovei the earth.
In May last, Tinpoo Saib renewed his
wars with the English fortes in the i.all
Indies. A particular disastrous event to
the latter, in which many hundreds of
them were drowned and destroyed by Tip
poo's having secretly turned the courfc of
a river ; and his having m.ulean attack at
the l ime time, lrid compelled the Fnglilh
to ask a truce for lix months, which was
granted on their paying thirty millions—
in two months after Tippoo broke this
treaty and at the head of 500,000 men was
preparing to attack Madrafs. t Aii Rritifh
commercial houses in Bengal had tailed,
and trade totally at a stand.
The empress of Rnflia has ilfued amani
feflo igii ift the French, dated St. Peterf
biirgh, 25th of February, whereby she pro
hi bit > her subjeCts from all connexion and
intercom few ith a nation that have dipped
their hands in royal blood, &c. the far
mer treaty made with Louis the 16th is
annulled, till the restoration of monarchy—
no Fre-ich ll.ip* under the republican flag
are to be received into Ruffian ports, and
no Ruffian (hips are to enter the ports of
France—nil French conluls. merchants,
teachers, &c See. to leave Russia in three
weeks—all Ruffian consuls, &c. to leave
France immediately. Xo liberty ot remain
ing in Rnffia is granted the French, except
those who (hail take a moildegrading oath,
promising eternal fidelity to the old mo
narchy of France, an acknowledgment
that the country is now in a state of rebel
lion : p. promise to hold no connection with
the revolutionists, &c. &c. &c.
It is observable in reading the English
debates on peace or war with £ ranee, that
one jrrcat objection to negotiation, was t le
supposed at'iei/m of the' French nation—
«■ if this argument had any force in ii (fay
one of their writers) why does the Englii!
government fend an emoaffy to China;
the governors of which countt-y, according
to Mr. Hume, are the only regular bod>
of Atheiftsin the world being the defci
ples of Confucius, and having no priests or
religious eft iblilhments whatever ! and ye
China is an orderly, moral, and what i
ft ill more remarkable, a pacific empire.—
Perhaps French irreligion is the more i -
lifted upon at this time, as the claims ot
kings in the prefenftdifpute are now again
pretended to be derived, not of compa:t &
from human right, but from right-divine ;
which right, it is clear, would fail before
an infidel tribunal. Another objection
made to treating with the French, is their
couelty ; but this appears to be noobftrnc
tion to treating with the Algerines ; who
altho' the cruellest and molt sanguinary
miscreants in the universe, are yet at all
tinees the gv,od fiiends and allies of the
Englifli."
Extrad of a letter from Maryland.
" A similarity in the manners of the ill -
Ii abitants of th« several states i» a circum
stance ve-ry desirable. as nothing would
tend to cement uj together, and make us
anxious to promote those mcafures which
would conduce to the welfare of the Uni
ted States. I have frequently thought
that a general fyltem of education might
be formed, which wou'd promote this
more than any other plan If some per
sons of ability would undertake to compile
books for this purpose, by which repub
lican sentiments, a veneration for liberty
and equality, ihould be inculcated, good
principles would be laid ill the infant breall.
one' as they would be confirmed in their
truth by after reason, nothing would be
able to eradicate thrill. Persons who
would undertake this, would merit 110
less" from their country, in my opinion,
than the mod celebrated of our fokiiers or
ftatefinen."
Extra t of a letter from Ne-w York.
" A copy of verses, entitled The Captive
King, has been published and avowed a
his own by Peter Pindar, in a barren, whi
ning, hypocritical strain, bemoaning th;
death of Louis the 16th, and reflecting on
the national sentence. Such a production
well accords with the libe: ality of a man.
who some years ago published to his ooun
trymen, that in the free and independent
republics of America, " every scoundrel
co.'tviil was akitig."—lt is remarkable, to
the disgrace of genius, that 1110 ft of the
Englifnpoets ha\'c ever been sycophants,
hangers on, and time-servers to court. —
Peter Pindar, ultimately. does not appear
to be an exception, notwithstanding he for
merly filled his purse by ridiculing his
yo'or ki ig.—May the times advance when
the divine fpifit of "poetry wii'l only be
fubflfryieut to the advancement of mora
lity and republican virtue."
Extratl of a letter from Birmingham,
March 15.
When once the old lion is down, every
Jack-ass mult have a kick at him !—After
Pom Paine had been butchered ill every
petty village in the kingdom, it would
have been a miracle indeed had he saved
his bacon at Birmingham. The loyal mob
of levellers there (since the late riots it
would be injustice to deny them the title),
lately dressed up a very ufeful piece of fur
niture, which may be seen in every bar
ber's liiop, and having plated the Rights of
Man in one hand, and a pair of itays, em
blematical wc suppose of " The Rights of
Women," in the other, they named it
Thomas Paine, and carried it in triumph
through the principal llreets, attended by
an innumerable concourse of men, women
and children. The pious rabble, no lef
zealous in the cause of church than king,
made an excellent (liift upon the occasion,
to pitch up a very decent p iir of parsons
of a pair of chimney sweepers, whom in a
moment they converted into right reve
rend Doctors, by clapping upon each qf
their polls only an enormous orthodox
wig, wlierein, tney conceived, all the di
vinity of cert in perfonseonlilts, and which
so enveloped tiiele worthy gentlemen, al
ready in bla.k, that, like I'ome oi their bet
ters, they resembled wolves in sheep's
cloathi.ig. These new dubbed lons o the
Birmingham ciuirt:., attended the unfortu
nate culprit to the plate of execution, ex
hort:;. g, preachi.ig r d praying; and fc
incomparably d d they a<St the blaiphemouf
farce, that we iiiould not be surprised if a
couple of mitres ..a be the immediate
reward of their piety and loyalty I A - 01
the poor wig block, it behaved with the
moil hardened ii ptnitence, and feemec
11 terly infenlible of its unhappy (ituation j
. 1 -y, even when lir.rig upon the gallows,
surrounded with flaming faggots, it had the
imj. ...le.'cr to I r ale the rope, and tumble
down upon the heads of the executioners,
but, before it could effe£t its escape, wa:
torn in pieces, and throw 1 into the lire b)
the fpiriced poptnace This folenm mock
ery was concluded with-therogues march,
Hid 'God save the king !' What has beei:
related, is only what every body mighl
expect from a Birmingham mob; bin
what we are about to mention, is almoli
>eyond belief ; nordurltwe, without the
nolt indisputable authority for its authen
ticity, venture to fay, that—the rioters dif
,ierfed, without committing any furthei
outrage.
YFrrtni aCorreJ'ponient•]
It is remarkable that the account of the
aiTiffi a; on of Governtur Morris, the
Am r can minister at Pa: is appeared ori
sjin;i Ily in some Engw.li papers only. No
tiling ' \vs in a llro iger light the base
I'irp 'fefo which ma ;y of thole prints are
instituted. It wis luppofed in England
by certain gentlemen behind the curtain
that the 0 ry would eft" £t a sudden vio
lence of re jntment and a, : fs of ho iility ir
America againlt the FreiuhforJuch a /tor
rii, , ami atrocto. s /a^rifice.—
They in England w >11 Id, d.> well ;o learn
tha: the government of the U. St ites ap
points prudent men to her diplomatic em
p! >yme;rts ; and Ihould they act impru
I itly w i:«h "lored with ail official cha
1 r, inliead of our going madly to wai
'or ny in ults off-red aminiller, the pu
innent would be recognized.
\_Froma Correjfu dent in F.Aston
Peanfyla tia. ]
" It is the honourable diffin&ion of the
present age, that it is the reign of reason.
philosophy, and universal toleration.—l]
America has not absolutely led the way ii
illuminating the world, and removing an
cient and pernicious prejudices ; at lead,
it may, with truth be said of her, thai
there is 110 country wherein they are lefi
regarded, either in theory or practice.—
\\ ith respect to religious opinions, there
prevails here an absolute freedom of senti
ment <nd condu£t.—Thus at our public
proceflions, made for the celebration ol e
vents, auspicious to the attainment of uni
versal liberty, we have exhibited to the
world, the noble fpe£tacle, of miniften
and preachers of every denomination, a
well of the christian, as of other religions,
linked arm in arm, in fiaternal enib a e,
id in defiance of those bigotted prejudi
ces which have heretofore diftraited ths
inman race, and made man the enemy of
man —Thus alio in eontempt of former
distinctions, lias the constitution of this (late
reltoreel to every citizen of whatever fe£l
or persuasion, the precious right of electing
and bci lg e'eCted to places of public trust;
j privilege once exclusively enjoyed by
'hose of an eftabliilied religion—But altho'
to the honour of our country, the elective
•Vanchife liai been made the property of
every citizen, we have as yet heard of no
i iftance of any but Chriltians being elected
to public employments, which might lead
to a suspicion that thole illiberal animolities
have Oil) an exigence in the brealts of the
mass of the individuals compoli-ng tiie com
munity, which are disavowed by our public
a£ts—it is with pleal'ure, therefore, we an
nOtrrice, that r!,.; inhabitants of the borflugli
or hafton, in the county of Northampton,
in this If ace,have furnilhed a prdof that the
principles ot our coniiitution are congenial
with the philanthropy of our citizens, by
electing on the firit Monday in th.s month
to the office of a Burgess of this borough,
by a decided majority of votes, Mr. Mi
chael Hart, a worthy and refpe&able
member of the Jewish religion, and an in
habitant of that place." This having beei:
communicated to us bv a correspondent,
we rejoice in publishing lb amiable ant:
ftrii-ung an instance of the victory of reaio:
asd humanity, over a molt rooted religiom
prejudice, which unfortunately iscoeva.
with Chriltianity itfelf.
Eafton, May 13, 1793.
Extract of a letter from Libourne, a vil
lage near Bourdeaux.
'■ After the proclamation of the muni
cipality, tor the recruiting of the army,
the whole of the inhabitants offered to h)
to the liiccoiir of the army, and the zea
»t the citizens is such that the officers can
"t prevent their going. A labourer, aget
55) in consequence ot the indifpolition ol
111s son, marched to the frontiers, until the
re-ellablifhment of his son's health. A
cooper, 60 years of age, v hose daily work
lupported a father and mother, marchet
<0 the frontiers. The Zeal of the gene
rous citizens is beyond example. The
whole ot France i» for liberty or death."
Heads of Intelligence by the lafl arrivals.
Certain accounts are now received oi
the aii. ir of March 18, between theFrencf
ami Aultrians. On that day Dumouriei
was every where victorious, and the enemv
left him pofTelled of the field. His righl
wing was commanded by Gen. Valence,
his centre by Egalite. and his left by Mi
randa and Chanipmorin—the two formei
were fticcefslul, but the latter, in part, de
fei ted their pelts, loling near 2000 men ;
and out of 500, twenty or thirty pieces ol
cannon. The infantry of gen. Valence
was twice repulsed ; he then led on the ca
valry and broke thro* the enemy, receiving
three wounds from a f.ibreonhU head, ai c
a violent blow on his right arm ; one oi
the I'abre wounds laid the'fkin of his fore
head over his eyes; but none of his wounds
were reckoned mortal. Dumourier had
taken a (1 long polition near Lonvain, 15
miles N. K. ot Bruffl'ls, waiting for a re
i .lorcement of 72,000 men, expected dailj
from Paris, to prolecute the war in Bel
gium and Hollaud. Gen. CulVnie hat:
gained great advantages over the Prussians,
1 <1 repulsed them in every quarter where
they hatl attacked him. The Frenth ap
pear to have been no more than equal lofen
in the battle of March 18th; the enem)
uavi ig loil from 1400 to 1800 men ; a con
udcrabl- par: ofValence's troops are said tc
be new recruits, in a great degree stranger:
to discipline. and consequently ealily panic
tlruckby the veterans of Aultria, educated
in the trade of blood and military ferocity.
—London accounts mention the evactjatior
ot Oftend and Bruflels, and the capitnla
tion of Gertruydenberg and Breda on the
part of the French, the garrison being al
lowed the honors of war. Great number:
of prizes had been carried into ditfereni
parts ofFra.ice by privateers, while in F.ng
land scarcely any privateers were fittec
out; every thing being left to the king':
velfels. The lot's of the Austrian force:
lince the commencenienL of war igainll
France under the duke of Brunfwick, hat
been stated , from authority at sixty lix
thousand men, and the loss of liorfes tei:
thousand. I nfurrettions of particnl r bo
dies of people had happened in several
towns thro' aristocratic tineile, part i ularlj
at Nantz, where a number of perfoiij loil
their lives : the insurgents had been de
feated a id dispersed.
Brussels March 22. The French armies
are difpofel in the following manner : —
General Du aourier marches at tlie head
of 50,000 well disciplined men to Liege, to
force the enemy to abandon their preterit
pofttion, and tlrive them if potiible 011 the
other fide of the Rhine : and in cafe of a
check, and to facilitate his retreat, another
corps of the fame number of well equipped
troops are entrenched 011 the mountain ot
Fer, 011 thisfide of Lotjvain. The expedi
tion agaiuft Hoila 1 d is pursued in another
quarter by an army undergeneral d'Argon,
wh ch prcfles vigoroutiy againlt VVilliam
fta.de, which has a garrison of 2000 men,
whose ob't tlate defence is attributed to
their being in poliellion of the palies ot
I'Efcan.
General d'Harville has made a move
ment on this lide of Naniur, which has for
ced general Beauiieu, who had approached
there to retire into the Ardennes.
On Mo iday last arrived here, the priva
teer schooner, Citizen Genet, from a
crude. —Another of her prizes came up
yei*erday, brig Active from S>t. Vincents.
An alarming lire happened in this city
on Saturday morning l.dt, a little after
midnight, nearly adjacent to the fotith
weft corner of Chefnut and Third streets.
I'he flames were subdued in about two
hours, but not without a conliderabie loss
of property.
LeuersfVom iinpartialhandsin Tng'.and,
afiure vis that all was peace and quic-tnefs
it! Paris on the 2oili of March ; arid pfiStaJ.
bly so throughout the republic ; the i nliir-*
rections being unreasonably magnified in
foreign prints tor partial purpoies.
To the PRESIDENT of the
UNITED STATES,
> SIR,
| H WE jult seen your PRBCLAMATifW,
u ritten with your usual propriety and de
iicacy. But Ido not accord \\,ih your
idea, 'hat " the duty ar,d iiterefl of the li
mited States require, that they Jhould Iwith
lincerity and good fai h adopt nhdpinjue
a conduit friendly ar.d in,partial towat dr
the belligerent pollers " leagued againit
France. It is not their duty, because.
though bound by no expref- contrast, yet
there is an implied obligation to afiiU the
weak against the//ro*g', the opprejjed againit
the opprejl'or, on the fante principle as ill
the cafe ot an individual in a state of na
ture, who fees another attempt an unjust
force upon a third, and ought to interfere
to preserve right. The cause of France is
the cause of man, and neutrality is deferr
tion.
It is " not our intcrejlbecaiife despo
tism wHI give no thanks, and the republic
of France which will assuredly triumph,
will difdaiil her nnfeeJing Si/ftr'.v. so Ic, j
by withan unaflifling hand, and saw her
distress.
But how can we aflift ? We can make a
pufhat one of her adversaries, Fngiand;
and remove that power from Canada
The 1 ofing of foot hold any where w ill
contribute to reduce her force It will
be felf defence for onrfelves, as it will re
lieve from the hofliiities of savages.
The independence of tne island, in our
neighbourhood, will give an equal use of
the.r productions, which at pre sent, are
engrossed by Fngl nd.
Objection : Ou. commerce in the mean
time will I'ulFer, d he imports b.* redu -
ced. How so? .nIU-ad of pnrehjling Jirw
tifil cargoes, cam ot we take them ?
II we have not the duties, we can have the 1
bulks.
I fit is referred to the great m'nfs of th*
people, 1 doubt much whether it i> "the
d.'fpolition" of the United States to pre-
IV,ve the cot.dna yoti enjoin t Itna/
be the disposition of those who draw f'roiji
the funds ; but of none else. The la& =s,
Che American mind h indignant, and need*
to be but rotif, d a little to go to war w;; It
England, and afiilt France. Let ail who
think with me. SPE AK !
JPitilburgh Mav 3d r-oj.
1" If tile Br:lfh do not inftigat£ the eur~
my, they furnifli them with the contra
band articles of commerce—ls it tpnftitu
tional in the President to declare the dif
pafitloK ot the people with regard to <V:rr ;
the declaring which is in the <.'cn„rcf ?
as the executive, it became him in tine!
mean time to enjoin peace until the natioil
thro'its representatives, ii.oulcl hau accla»
red its sense. t
§t§ THE American and French CitM
z<>ns who intend ro meet Cl I IZF.N ;'.E
NET. at (iriy's Ferry, are informed that
some hours before his ,rriv.:l three cam . i
will be fired from 011 board 1 tie frigate i*
Ambnfcade, that the f. id citizens may be?
notified of his approach, a d prepare to feti
out immediately for Cray s Feiry, wheref
Ihall be the rendezvous.
To the PubliCi
'"PHE French patriotic foi iety of thai
friends of liberty and eqoa : ltv. irt
Philadelphia, I . b .rt informed, tiiac
several peifons who intend so contribute
to the-patriotic donation (a fubferioti", of
which was opened by the society in their 1
meeting of the 30th of April iaft) would
prefer miking their refpittive donations
without be ing k uiwn. or fubfcribii g
names on the books depolitc d with several
perfom, the names of which are mention
eel in the advertisement uiiei ted in thi ve
:al papers, lignetl by P. Barrier, president
and A. C. Du Plaine, lecrttary.
The society h'\e thought proper to
choose Citizens John S-wai., ini & yliuhr\-
el Keppele, to receive loch films as Ihall b&
be given in the manner above mentioned,
or paid by fubferibers, which comn illiou
they have had thegoodnefs to accept.
As loon oS a cert -in numbe rof fubferi
bers shall havf a eare , the fcrciety will
call a meeting oh.m. to fix upon pro
per persons to receive and dispose or thtf
iums fubferibed j.iintly with a committee
to be appointed by the for this pur
pore.
Two of their members will be named at
their meeting on Saturday evening next,
to collect such monies as shall have been
paid in and deliver them to the peilcns
above mentioned.
By order of the Society
A. C. Du PLAINE, Sec'ry.
May 11. *
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