National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-08-31 00:00:00, page 4

NEW YORK August, ?8.
THE attempts con!rautly making tr,
an abandoned arillocratic faction tc
embroil the Uni'ed Staff 6 with Frs.nct
cannot but excite our serious apprehenli
inn. It has become a common laying, at
lead with this faction, and their adher
ents the tones, that if we must have war,
it had better hi, with France than Great
Britain. The firfr, thev fay, is already
overwhelmed with foes, vv hi lit the latter hr.s
r.o enemy but France—as to the cause o:
liberty in which our generous allies are
engaged, it you mention this as a reafor
lor at lead within;; them well, you ar<
flared at as a madman, or laughed out o:
countenance as a f<ditious democrat
While theft fentimen'.s prevail in some c:
our sea ports, which are crowded wi l
contemptible adventurers from Great Bri
tain, it must be observe lto the honor o:
the American character, that the great
body of people with one voice and one
heart unite in wishing well to the Frenct
revolution. It cannot however be con
fealed that many late publications, anc
we m?y add many meafuret of govern
ment, have a Undency to involve us in <
war with the only free nati n on earth
Among "this kind of publications may bj
claffeil those under the figna'.ure of Paci
ficus.—Thtffe tffivs have been induftri
oufly republiPiK'd in every city on tin
continent and with some others of tlr<
f ore eomplexion, are attributed to tht
i—y of the t —y. Under a pr.tence o
vindicating the President's proclamation
they contain a most infamous libel on tin
French nation. The treaty is frittered
into a dead letter, every measure of thf
revolutionills is vilified, and praise i:
bellowed only on a worthless traitor whe
endeavored to.betray his-trull In hii
next number we may expect an eulogiurr
on Dumoiirier, who certainly deserve;
well of the ariilocratic part of mankinc
for his attempts to betray a nation of re
publicjns.—Americans, beware ! whsr
fitch fentimeftts are inculcated from thf
profs—when a nation to whom you owe
your it-dependence, is publicly vilified ar.c
traduced, and for no other rea'on v thar
because she has unrtieathed the fwcrc
ngainft tyranny, an attack upon your owr
liberties cannot be distant. I might point
out several measures of government which
have the (atne pernicious tendency of em
broi ing us with France, but it would bs
very inconvenient just now to be indicted
in the federal court for a libel, which ap
pellation might easily be given by a cun
ning federal bench to any enquiry irttc
the mei-fures of government.—Thejudges
have good salaries, and as they are cer
tain of enjoyinf them while the govern
ment lads, I fiiouid not like to have my
liberty or purse at tlie mcrcy of theit in
terpretation of the doctrine of libels. But
for this well grounded appreheniion, we
might aflc why was Henfield indicted :
was it not to pleale Hammond and \ex
Genet? or in plain English, was it not to
court Great Britain, and to irritate
France? Would lie have been indicted il
he had served on board the Bolton in hei
late conflict with the Ambuscade ? In
fneh a cafe Pacifi us would have proved
from Vattel, that there was a material
difference between serving on board of a
royal and a republican frigate The
whole bench of federal juuges may be
with all thehr leisure, to hunt
for cases, to produce a iingle ii stance of an
individual of a nation at peace being in
dicted for voluntarily entering into the
service of one at war. (Too much pfjife
cannot be given to the virtuous and patri
otic jury who acquitted Henfi.ld, and by
{heir verdict have confirmed to every A
mericau citizen a right which fubjefts,
even under a despotic monarchy, have
hitherto enjoyed without interruption. J
Henfield was scarcely acquitted wHen
the press labored with libels againll citi
zen Genet. Anonymous signatures were
adopted, and a chics jullice and a senator
of the United States quickly offered their
aid in support of publications replete with
abuse of this worthy character. In the
very ast of coming forward they ou l raged
not only citizen Genet, but decency,com
mon feufe and their fellow citizens—ln
flead of- disclosing the whole truth, tl.ey
related only what suited their own purpose
and the views of a base party. Mr Genet
has observed a dignified iilente. Well
knowing he could acquire no credit by
calling them to a personal account, he
djfdained to enter into a nefpaper contro
vet'fy with them—Whether hit rep.ublic
will resent die indignity, is yet to be af
certhined ; in the person of our m r
at Paris they never will. He is below
their contempt; liis chara&er is as well
known there, as it is in this country, yet
such is the respect paid to the Un ted
States by this infant, but great republ c,
that wliile they execrate the ariftocrr.lic
principles, and attempts of our m r,
a guard isplaced at his door to prevent any
insult from the revolutionills. If the U
niied States are the object of their refent
raent, in what situation will a declaration
of war, find them—France has a fleet—
we have none—We have a commerce —
France has none—The sea ports of- France
are well fortified—ours are defencelefs—
The armies of France will consist of
freemen, and enthusiasts in the canfc
as liberty—ours, if we have any,
will be composed of despicable arifto
crat3 and tories, for not a real whig will
draw his sword in so wicked a caufc,
And yet in this defencelefs situation,
which is a disgrace to admini(lration,are we
provoking a power which has withstood,
and will »anquifh, (notwithstanding the
prayers of Pacificus and his adherents to
:he contrary) the combined force ot
E Jtope.
The forcible seizure of fevera! French
prizes, with oilier fl grant inflations of
our treaties with Francs, will be consider
ed hereafter.
Americans ! be on vour guard ; the
detestation of the French revo'ution,
which is become so fsfhionable among
those in office, results from :«n affection
for monar. hy Under this form of go
vernment their salaries will not only
be encreafed, but perhaps perpetua
ted. That inany, even of those who
formerly passed for patrio's, (while they
had places and faiaries in view) have this
execrable form of government in contem
plation, is obvious to the mod fuperficia!
observer.
■ ■ ■■■ • fUWK" - -
NEW-PORT, ~ (R I.) Aug. 13.
" ON the 13th of July lad arrived
here the merchant ship Catharine, Wil
liam James Davis, master, from Ja
maica,for New-Brunfwick, mounted with
8 cannpn and a number of wooden guns,
but not comrniflioned ; and navigated by
16 men, with a 1 niall caYgo, and fevera
pafTengers with their servants, and a large
quantity of baggage, which he had con
trailed to land at Sandy Hook, or in this
port. y
On the 31ft he entered his vefTel, anc
propoftd to enter his cargo.—ln the
forenoon -of the next day.. the judge o:
the ditfrifl. court was informed, that capt
Davis had, off Cape Hatteras, violently
entered a flocp, callcd the Rainbow,
Mackay, matter, belonging to citizens oi
the United States, and bound from Cape
Francois to Philadelphia, with a number
of French pafTengers on board, whom lit
robbed of several bags of money j and
that one of the pafTengers of the Catharine,
if called upon, would attest to the truth
of this information. The judge immedi
ately took meafnres to obtain his testimo
ny. —He appeared, and, aficr his deposi
tion was taken, had liberty to be absent
three quarters of an hour, while a fait
copy of it was making out, when he en
gaged to return, and swear to
the truth of it. But ir.flead of returning
»t the lime fixtd, by the interference of <
gentleman, whole duty it could not be tc
letain the witness, but whose duty it wai
:o discountenance any violation of the
neutrality, fubfjfting between the United
States and Great Britain, he did not re
urn till two hours and a half had elapsed,
when he fubferibed and made oath to the
deposition. The judge, in the mean time,
cad drawn a warrant for apprehending
capt. Davis ; and notwithstanding the
time which had been confirmed in taking
a iong deposition, the delay occafiorted in
the manner hinted, and some delay caused
by an improper meddling of the gentle
man referred to about the time the depo
sit ion was sworn te, the warrant was de
livered to the deputy marshal at 8 o'clock
in the evening, with positive directions to
execute it immediately—He it seems
thought bed to defer the buflnefs intruded
to him till tlie next morning ; but desired
the captain of the fort to keep a good
look out, and to fire upon the flrip if The
(hould attempt to pass. Between ten and
eleven o'cl. ck, the wind, which had been
southerly, fuddenlv fhifted to the north
ward, and blew frefh. The (hip's cable
was flipt or cut, and she was under way.
The captain of the tort fired at her as
scon as she was in motion, aad repeated
lifs fire ; tut tlie battery bein* out of
repair, the fire could not be continued,
arid (be was soon out of fight and the
reach of the cannon ; and thus, by the
interference and intermeddling hinted at,
and the remiflnefs of the deputy mar thai,
1 culprit, who had violated the laws of
neutrality and humanity, was fufFered, if
not encouraged, to rfcape the punishment
due to his crimes. He carried along with
him his paflengers' baggage, and servants.
The passengers have declared they spoke
with the Briiilh frigate called the Bolton,
commanded by capt. Courtrey, who" in
formed that he had conic from Halifax,
armed at all points, to take the Ambus
cade, to whom capt. Davis delivered one
of the bags of monev, to the amount ©1
850 dollars, of which l.e had robbed the
unhappy French.
The diftrift judge lias since taken the
deposition of the other paflTengers, which
agree in substance j and we presume has
transmitted all of them, and '.he other pa
pers, to the Prcfident of the United States,
who will without doubt, treat this fee
rolbery as it deserves. Viewing this mat
ter in a national light, I shall forbear any
abf rvations on the atrocity of the crime,
considered in that view ; and only makt
a (hort remark on the cruelty of Davis.
I do not believe that the history of pi
rates, furnilhes an inflance of persons
being robbed by them of their property
who had ef. ped from the recent destruc
tion of their country ; and had nothing
to support them, but what they had
hatched from its ruins. Blulh Britain,
that one of thy for.s should be gi ilty oi
such unexampled barbarity ; blush, and
revenue the wrong !
The account we have given is from in
formation but we have reason to think it is
true ; and it is communicated with a view
to correct the misapprehensions, whicl;
Tome entertain of this tranfa&ion.
It is a vulgar proverb, but it is just,
'' Ltl the fuddle be pl. ced on the rtgh,
borfe."
Mb I iiORULOGICAL U lio i. h.f sil IuMA.
July 1793.
D. I' arum. Ibrr, ll'.nt 'JVeatber
Tut/day, 20 . t 33. j 69 |N.N. £• 1 ilir,
3. -jo. 12 82 ltl. NE • I'l l"
IVeantJday, 11. bj 3c. 15 62 j si. \t'air.
3 30. jN.N.E. do
Cburjday, 22. 6 30. ' 6, ! N E F,.
3 30. 35' %■> I - s - I do.
Friday, 23.6 30.251- 1 cum j lair.
3 W- Isl _Ss Is. ; j!^
Saturday, 34. 6 30* ] 73 ; .jim,
__ ? * S' | ■so. Rain
Sunday, 25. 0 30. 1 71 N. E. R o )tj.
3 3 0< T (^r '* zt.ra'w
Monday, 26. 6 30. I 5 59 |N. F. \CJcucy.
3 30. 2 69 |N. E I do.
To be Sold or Let,
(And of this immediate pojjrtfiin given.)
THAT handsome, wcll-bui.t three flcry ne^ 1
house, lituate on the east fide of Tout]
Fourthflreet, ne..r the Indian Philadel
shia. This Situation is valuable, being in ;
:eniral part cf the city, and convenient to th
:anks and public offices. The house is 25 fee
n front, and, with its offices, extends nearly. io<
eet backwards. Jt has the privilege of an alle
|.i feet wioe* The offices aie three stories high
ind, together with the house, are built of bricic
hefecontain five apartments, besides a wa:h house
|nd four of them nave fire places. In the dwell,
ng house it felt, there are nine .rooms and eight
ire places : fix of the rooms are fpaciou-s, and
afhionably finiflied. The garrets are ceiled : th»
tair-cafe iselegar.t. There is a good cellar uncei
he whole, and in the yard a pump.
And to be Sold,
230 Acres ofur.imprjved iaud,iß milcejfrom the
Hiving town 0/ Hairifburg, Pepnfylvania. Thi;
radt lies in a yale ; , and is laid to be verv gooc
arming land, 'j here are one or mqre mills nrai
he premises. The river Juniata is about fiv<
nilesdilianc j whence it is beatable into the Suf
iuehanna, and tlifiice to Harritbmg* Alio,
A aeji table retreat, or. firm, in Newfowii, the
ounty town of Bucks, Pennsylvania j contain
ng nearly 15 acres of la'nJ, naturally very ri?!i,
md now highly improved. It is furroun.ied on all
ides by public ftree.ts or r«#ads j and may, with
ircfent advantage, be converted intd town lots
hat would prove of growing importance. Th-r<
s a conim dious brick houle upon the premises,
wo ftorh.s in height, having 1 »ur r<j ms on 2
ioor, a spacious entry or pallage throughout, and
i cellar extending under the v-hole-houfe. It is
veil accommodated without houses. About three
icres arc occupit-d by an orchard of the graft
rd Newtown pippins r ciiflai.t from Philadelphia
15 miles j from Trenton 9 ; from Bristol ii j and
is within fiye miles of the river Delaware. Tht
situation is extremely IlealChy- j the profpedls art
charmingly pi£iurelque # and the neighbourhooc
affords a genteel focietv.
Bejides the above, *
Two corner lots in the town, of one acre each,
are ofte ed for sale, together with airolit 16 acres
of excellent land, half a mile from the town
under the best culture and impi . Twt
or of tiaele acre? are in timber.
Likeivije :s be Sc/'d.
An ejlimable farm of. 53© acres, in the countv
of Chefler, 39 miles from Philadelphia: iow acre
01 which are of the richcft bottom.' whole
of tli's 'and en)oys a kind, rtrorgami fertile foil,
is well watered-, and adapted to the
raising of grain and ail kinds of stock ; at present
there are nearly 30 acres of made-meadow, and
to or 30 more of watered meadow may be made
at plealuie : too-c 2CO are luxuriantly covered
with a variety cf valuable timber. Upon the
prem fes, theie are a f*im house, barn, &c. a
never.failing Stream of good water, and a most
proc-udiive apple-o:chard c< rering aoou: fix acres j
the fruit of a good and lading quality : the pur
t-hafer may be accommodated with all or any part
bf the stock or farming utensils upm th« place.
The position of this farm is important, lying on
both fides of the main road, and bounded south—
:rly by the road to Philadelphia through Down
ng-town j—whence it is distant 12 or 1-» miles :
Oi the noi th it is bounded by the rord to Warwick
Furnace, Situate hue a tew miles distant. Ai this
|>oint, the pre mi fee enjoy a capital fland both for
a Store and tavern, and alio an eligible situation
For a village, which would here have feme
commanding advantages, and might be an obje&
to any gentlemen wifliing to fou;id an excenfive
and profitable settlement. On the one fide, it
has a dircft communication with Downiig's
town j and with the rich and populous Settlement
t Coneftogo valley on the other, both lying with
in a Short ride of the place. There is alreadv a
■ arket here lor produce at the Philadelphia prices
-—the neighbouring iron-works creating a constant
demand. Plenty of good limeSlone mav b<; had
»irhin 5 miles of the premifes,,aod a U
make use of it will be conveyed by the
tor if required. In flioit this farm deServes the
attention or sny perlon or persons inclined to
avail themlelvts of advantages such as those it
offefies.
'1 title to toe several premises are indifpnta
pie } and the proprietor will warrant to defer, d
hem. Ihe terms ot (ale, for.ail or any of the
ands, will be made accommodating to the ourcha
trs. For farther particulars, apply to the (ob
criber, »t No. 6, iouih Fourth-itreer, or ai his
th" corner of JVluiket and Thi.d-Sheets,
Philadelphia.
ROBERT SMOCK.
■Aug. 10. • ia. w. 1. f.
W A R R i NT ED
Bowling-Cloths Mill-Jlones,
For sale ac No. Nogrh Second-ftreel, by
OLIVER EVANS,
w Ho viewed the Cloths and Stones in a
great many of the best mills in different pans
• f Ameiica, and procured sam; les sis the cloths,
ivitl) an account how they, pioved, and collected
:he opinion and judgment of many of the m ft'
IxperienCfd millers refpe&'mg the quality of cloths
In J ft one for the' different purposes : therefore, if
hey do not prove good, and suitable for the pur
poses for which he fells them, they v wi;| be re
reived again, others delivered in their ftc-ad, and
:he ccfis of carriage paid. Drafts of the L.eft and
Smplefl plans for boulting, and best and fim. 1-ft
|onftru£li -ns of mills now in use, will be shewed
sco the porchafers, if required.
August 17. I a. w. t. f.
Shoals 'fO'gechee, {Georgia) Jui.e -8.
S T() P TIiI EF.
T HE „ public * r e rjrnueSted to iiup a villain v» h
& calls h:mfelf 'I jiomas Stevens, or Steven-.
Ton, is a pood Shoemaker, fays he was born in tl>-
!>ate cf New York, is about 5 tret 7 or S 'mcht-6
high, Veil made, fair complexion, Short curled,
hair behind, and bald before to ths crown f has
a fear on the i.ack of his head, which he Says he
received in Savannah in der-nce of Mr. JVnliin,
his en*player, by a Stroke cf a boot tree by a Mr.
Sim 1 ijfon j has tiavelled through everv /late in
the Union, and 1 veral of the Indian he
Stole from this place a Sorrel Gelding, about
or 14. ban* s high, has a Star in his face, bra.nded
on the mounting inouider RM joined, paces and
trots. Likewise, a half worn double soli-ted fad
die, witli piated Stirrups, and. a inaaie uridle,witb
hil' moon plated buckles, and a pair of g.,-fe
necked plate* 1 (purs- Whoever will bring said
lor/e and thief to the subscriber, Shall receive
Ten Guineas reward
SIMON DAY-
July 9. ' St
Seat of War.
FOR -SALE
At M. Carey's Store, 113, Mar
ket-Street.
A SHEET MAP
Df the French, Auitrian anj Dutch Ne
th rlar.ds,
In which the progress of ths pr-ftnt J'/ur
msiy be traced.
Price three eighths of a Dollar.
And a MAP of the
Three Northern Diflrids of France, di
vided into D.'partmen's—Price
om fourth of a Dollar.
Maps of the United States :
/\ - piibiic-Jpinted gentlemen, pcSJctled wikt
l a. material* for correOing.-arid improving tiie
T;?;>s cf the feverjl fiarep, will lay M- Carey
'tidcr very particular obligations, by commur.i
them. He js in imrneoiate want of force
r New-jersey and Dt-iavvare j of which Slate*,
he is now c taring maps.
Ljiithris's Geography :
THE fublcription (or thu nu »,|| be conti
nuej opi-n, atthe j.Tere.lt rare of twci»e doll»r<r
ill rhcri O of November iext; after'«4iich
it v ill h- raif'd to fourteen dollars.
August le.
PSISTSa BY
CHI LD S and SWA IN E.
VT ThIU O'nct No< 209, HIOK-9TKKIT|
MAS rirTH-StR r. ST,