National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-08-10 00:00:00, page 2

sands mil ft bo led to f.nnglitcr—whole
countries devaluated, and nations fettered
with the chains of unconditional bondage :
But a people, a free republic, 11111 ft not
claim a right to lift up an offenlive arm
against the sacred majesty of a debauched
treacherous prince—A prince ! how it
founds! what a charm does it convey !
This specimen of the works of Pacificus i:
ftifficient to convince us, that he toufiders
the nation of France .as a herd of wild
beasts, against whom every prince and
every mail may.lift his arm with impunity ;
and that were we to entertain a friendly
f.'ii'iment refpccting them, we would be
.■s bad as they are. He alio fays, that
" becanfe their form of government has
undergone a change, the treaty has receiv
ed another complexion."—What a bale,
pitiful fubt-rfiige; the amount of it is, that
because the people of France have de
stroyed the balfile and tyranny, and fired
vith our example, have ertabltlhed liberty
on their ruin-, we have nothing to do with
them : But I would atk the courtly Paci
fictn, whether the pecuniary obligation;
that we are under to France, have un
dergone a change ? and whether, whet
the people of America adopted the iip«
conltituticui, they were abfoived from the
engagements of the confederation ? In;
word, I would all. Pacificus, whether he
can be the p.iralite of a venal court, and ;
genuine republican at the fame time A:
lie has always been fond of making quota
tions from the works of great men, in or
der to induce the world to suppose thai
he is also an inherent great man, I dial
offer him one from an author of the highell
repute, namely, Montelquieu ; this greut
politician in his Spirit of Laws, vol. i page
34, has given us a frightful picture of the
court s of princes, fufficient to make then:
od'ous to every ilit n who has a regard to
the principles of honor and virtue. "Aei
b tion. he fays, mixed with idleness ;
me .nuefs w-ith pride; a delire of liche:
without indultry ; averlion to truth ; fht
tery ; perfidy ; violation of engagements;
contempt of civil dutiesfear of tne prir.ee
virciir ; hope from his weakness ; but a
bove all, a perpettui ridicule call upon vir
tue, are the characterises, by which moll
courti *rs, in all ages and countries, have
been conltantly diitinguilhed." How juflly
this representation may be applied to Pa
cificus, I will leave him to judge. In re
fpeet to the proclamation »i the President.
and all the little etceteras appertaining to
it; the good sense of the Americans will
direct them to fee I and judge for them
ielves. it is my wifli to lliade every anti
republican trait in the character of the
man who was firm to his country during a
perilous war : With such councilors,a:
Pacificus near his person, it is not furpr;-
ftng, that he lliould sometimes ait contrary
to the fentiinents of the people. The
lplendor of departments and the pompou?
ylare of specious Reports, will fometimc:
ihield the true character of a man fren
the public view, and prevent that in»efti
gation which his perfidy calls for; bill
which his silvered eloquence evades.
SECRETARIUS.
For the National Gazette.
Mr. Freneau,
■J HAVE heard nothing mere regretted bj
-*• the best friends of our country, than the
manner adopted in publilhing the opinion
of the judges «l" the supreme court of the
United States, on the molt important quel
tion which ever did. or ever will, conn
before that judicature, viz. Thefuabilitj
of a state, in that court, by a citizen of an
other (fate. Sojnft, so wife, so importao
a decision, could not have been inarle tor
pub.ic : The refpeftive opinions of the
judges, ought to have been inserted a
large, in all the news-papers throughou
the continent; and this would undoubtedly
have been the cafe, had not a copy-righi
been made of them. Good policy woult
have induced an unlimited publication
hut a more effectual mode could not hav<
been adopted, than the one chosen, to pre
vent these important opinions from beint
read by the great body of the people : A
large pamphlet, price 50 cents, was made
® them, and claimed as a copy-right, ii
order to prevent their being republiihed ii
■the gazettes : Whereas tney ought to have
been public property, that they might be
JMiblilhed in a fix-penny pamphlet, and ii
all the news-papers, in order that the great
body of citizens might be informed of the
great principles of this important decision.
As an individual citizen, I hope it is not
_yet too late ; and that the judges, at tlieit
ensuing session, will direct their opinions,
at large, to be published in the news-paper:
of your city, that the claim of a copy
right therein may be withdrawn, and that
public notice thereof may be given, to the
end that the Peopie may have the neceffarj
information, whereby to judge of the me
*iitated alteration in the conllitution of the
"United Statei, by the enemies of Equality :
Por my own part, I have never yet heard
a good reason afligned, why a fraudulent
state lhould not be amenable to juitice, as
well as a fraudulent individual ! for such
we know there are.
Be pleased to give these observations a
place in vour next gazette, and oblige
A Citizen of the United States.
Anguft 3d, 1793.
PHILADELPHIA.
Saturday, Angufl 10.
\\ e hear from South-Carolina, thai
liere are now 700 labourers to 1 tit an 11 \
employed at the Santee canal. From tin
well directed exertions of so great a force
and the judicious regulation* which haw
been adopted, there is <rood reil'on to h'>p<
(lays a Carolina paper) that the canal \v 1:
be completed in the year 1795.
Captain Watson, of the si hooner Do!
pliin, arrived lKre on Tuelday, with tr
pali'enjjers from Cape Francois. On tin
pafiage Hie was boarded by a Bermuda
privateer, commanded by one M'Dougal
who plundered the paflengers of ter
thoufUnd dollars property, in plate auc
money. .
7 he fioop Belle. Tro*t, from Jamaica.
IS taken by a French privateer nnd fern
into Charielton ; also a brig froru Ham
burg, prize to the Sanfpareil.
We havebeen favoured with thefo.'lov
ing lift ot Americans veilels, captured I.)
the Bntiih privateers, and sent to King
don, Jamaica, where they were 011 the
ill of July :
Brig Defiance, Portfinouth, Virjr'nia,
Jaiaes Newell; (hip Friendlhip. Phila
delphia, Samuel Hubbel ; brig Harriot.,
Charleston (S.C.)G. Calder ; brig So
phia. Philadelphia. O eorge Price; brig
I'.Hgle, Walliington (N. C.) W. Parmalee;
llhooner Jane, Portfmotith (N. H.) Rich
ard York; brig Milley Huntref ■. Wash
ington (N. C.) Matthew Eltwood i briz
Federalist, Charleston fS. C.) Aug. Gav
nnne; snow Silky, Philadelphia. Audi!;
chooner Peggy, CharlMton (S. C.) Tho
mas forrefter; brig Thomas, Portfmmitli
,'N. H.) John Salter ; brig
Sew-\ ork, Nathaniel Smith ; brig Lyon,
Portland, (Cafco Bay) E, Deafing, now in
I ort Anthony ; fchoorer John, Philadel
phia, J. Dorande ; Schooner .Norfolk
; V.) R. Caulfield ; schooner Flora, Phi
ladelphia, T. Arnold, and three brigs more
were brought into Port Royal 011 the 30th
of June, whose names are unknown.
It is said from the time the Boston fri
rate appeared off Sandy Hook She con
tantly wore the French national colours,
ind made use of every (pecies ol deception
;o be thought a veflel of the* republic. The
-I'ew had no idea that the Ambuscade
would fight them, in the manner (he did,
Gapt. Courtnay having been informed that
ill citizen Kompard's officers were infirm
ild men. without spirit er abilities to com
nand a vigorous attack. After engaging
ivithin about a cable's length far near an
lour, Capt. Courtnay, who was the life
ind foul of the action fell, the whole bac><
'art ol his head being carried away, sup
posed by a 12 pound ball, which also killed
:he lieutenant of marines. Both were
inftatitlv thrown overboard, as were all the
athers that were killed, without the ce
remony of sinkers. A prisoner, lieutenant
Whitney, who was 011 board the Boston
during the engagement.has given it a hi?
opinion that, from the determined conduct
of Courtnay, had he survived, he would
hare funk with his frigate rather than have
Surrendered, or fled from tlie Ambuscade.
He /lad no sooner fallen than the firft lieu
tenant took the command, altho' previ
oufly wounded, with a long splinter which
beinp driven in a horizontal direction thro'
tne (lefliy part of his nose, th»re lodged,
remaining fixed femething in the manner
of a (hip's fpritfail yard. From this time
it is said the action visibly declined, & the
crew soon ifter demanded either a retrea
or furrendenthe former was preferred,tht
Bolton carrying ail the fail file could make
which was little more than that on hei
foremafts. The masts of the Ambuscade
were so much wounded (as mentioned ii
our last) that she eould not carry fail fuf
ticient to overtake the Bolton, without a
certaintly of carrying them overboard;
upon which (he tacked, took a Portuguese
arig that was in fight, and returned to
N'ew-York. The number of killed on
joaicl the Boston are not yet certainly
cnown : the conje£tures are, from 22 to
54. The peopte on board the Ambuscade
.ounted 2 1 dead bodies floating in the Bof
:on'swake. A crow-bar was found (tick
ing in the Bolton's fide, fram the Ambus
:. de: On board the latter,old cale knives,
forks, nails, &c. supposed to have been
irevioufly fired from the Boston. This
last named (hip has ports for 40 guns, but
only mounts 32, those on the main deck,
English twelve#. One of them was dif
mounted and rendered useless during the
engagement, by a ball from the French
man.
'It has been said, that the last arrivals
from France make no mention of a decree
of the National Convention relative ic
goods belonging to their enemies, found on
board neutral veifels. From the C/ivo
nique de Paris, however, a very refpefta
ble paper, edited by two members of the
conveirtion, we translate the following
article.
" The English government, appear de
(irous of treating republicans as wild beasts,
v ho are to be brought to submit thro' hun
ger enly, for they have ordered neutral
vefleK loaded with prov'fior: for c-.-r
P orCs , to be ftopt: If ever reprifalt are
warranted it is when the nectaries pi
lite are to be provided. ihe convention
has decreed tl:is day. TJiurfday, Ma* qth,
upon the report of their committee of Mu
rine, that the trench (hips of war and pri
vateers may flop and fend into the porn
ot the republic all vessels belonging tc
neutral powers, laden in the whole or ii
pal t with provilions for our enemies.''
Capt. Swart, arrived on Wednefdai
froin Sr. Thomas'*, informs, that the arme<
wH'el that inlulted the Danifn Hag hat
it-en condemned, and the captain feiiten
red to he hanged, as he could shew nc
:ommiflion. he, however, had the for
tune to escape.
The Petit Democrat", after waiting cf
->nr Capes i j days for the Uritifli ihip Jane
learing that file was likely to be detainee
l ome time in Philadelphia,' steered for tin
f .heiapeak, where drfturbances among hei
crew, have thinned it.
The Andromeda Britifn frigate of
and tliß Jphigenia of 32 guns have faiiec
rroin the Weit-Indies fur the eoalt of tilt
United States.
£xtr.iv°" of a 'etter from 0 gentleman m
Detroit, to his friend in Pittfburg, dat
ed. July 8, 193-
" Accounts are received here, that the
nc.ians to the number of 2000, are aifem
ile at the Miami in council; that they arc
're:irly alarmed, having heard r!iat.Gene
*al Wayne is marching into their countrj
>'. :tl] ail army of 8000 men—to afcert.ni:
his, & know upon vviinr. terms the com
i-;(!ioners are authorised to treat, they
l ive feilt .30 chiefs from different tribes
o them, a~d if the commissioners are nor
nftrnfttd to give up all the country on
.'he weft (ide ot the Ohio and Alleghany
ivers, they may return home from where
hey now are—the Indians being deter
nined to treat on no other terms than a
'elintjuifhment on our part of that terri
:ory. It is generally supposed, if the trea
y floes >101 take place, that the Indians
vill immediately commit depredations,
'.:;J it is more than like ly some part of our
lriny may be the object «f those nowaf
embled. Colonel Brant and Simou Girtv
«re among those feiit to thecoinmiffiouers.'
Extract of a letter from tfcw-York, da
ted A. 'gutl 7.
" The minister of J - ance, citizen Cener,
s looked for here early tins day. Not
ivithftanding the endeavours ot an inve
terate, mortified set, he will receive from
vi enlightened people those honours lie
o jnOly merits, and the heartfelt congra
tulations of many tbotlfands of konelt
Americans. The ringing of all the church
>ells in the city is to be the signal of hi*.
ipproach, and he will b' :not at the North
iver by a committee of 40 citizens, ap
pointed for the pu'pofe of welcoming him
to our shores. Tlie tools of an ariftocra
:ic junto will no doubt hide their diminifh
-'d heads, and the old plundering ami
nurdering tories among 11s shrink into in
ignificance at the approach of the virtuon.
■eprefentative of a great and gallant na
tion, contending far the rights of human
lature 1"
The following toast among other?, was
; : ven yesterday at a private entertainment:
" May every Captain BotnbaJ} never be at
1 loss for a citizen fiompnrd.''
At half part 12, at noon, on Wednesday
•'af>, the approach of citizen Genet, mi
lliliter from the republic of France to the
United States, was announced in New-
York by the ringing of all the bells in the
city. On his landing at the battery thir
teen guns were fired, alter which main
thousands of citizens formed a proceflioii
from thence, and conduced :,iin to the
Tontine Coffee House, where an addref
was prcfeiited to him by the committee
appointed by the citizens of New- Vorl.
for that purpose.
London papers mem'on the fcarcitv
?rain in various parts of Spain, to the t x
treme. The people have been reduced to
the nereffity of grinding up tiie molt un
ivholefome fubfltitutes for bread, to mix
up with the little Hour they can procure.
By the tenor of various French papers,
it appears that the plots in Paris aga.nll the
Convention, are conhdertd there as mat
ters of little moment, and by no means
tormidable in any inftar.ee. The infnr
gerts w ere nearly routed, and their nt
moft efforts reckoned contemptible by the
friends of liberty.
"An adjutant general from the army of
the north, with a pair of colours in his
hand, taken from the enemy, announced
in the National Convention of May 25,
that on the 24th in the morning, thedivi
fion under the command of General La
morliere had attacked the Dutch army
near Menin. in three points. The enemy
loft all their polls, 3 pieces of cannon, 7
\vaggolls of ammunition &t provifion,scc
men killed, 300 taken prisoners, among
whom are 28 officers, aim one of superior
rank. The military theft was taken, as
well as much property ; and Inch was the
rapidity of the flight, the French were o
bhged to carry into Lisle 22 waggon load?
of wounded left by the enemy on the lie lel
ot'battle. A grenadier, named Grcflum
bert, took the colours."
\ efierday srrived Jere t?ie fchomer
;r ria, Capt. Peoples, from St. Marc, Ia ft
torn New Providence. The following
aic the particulars of the treatment he
experienced from several English priva
teers on his pafTage.
On the j2th of July was boarded by the
boat of tile brig Mary, Capt. M'lver; ev
ery part of the vefiel searched, and then
told that die mult iie to until the brig came*
up. On the 13th f.iw the Mary, made fail
tor her, and were obliged to run 12 leagues
out of our coiirle : were overhauled by
another officer from the Mary, and order
ed to lie to until her contort Ihould come
up—the Khootier Curler, o' Kingiton.—
i ell in with her the fame day, was search
ed again, and then permitted to fail. O.i
the 14th J*eil in witu the schooner Char
lotte, M Aipiu, of Providence, \*lio know
ing the Maria, made buta flight learch.
On the ijth fell in with the Betsey,
Lane, of Providence, who ftriftly searched
the vefiel, after ordering her to come to
anchor oft Ineagua. Pafl'engers cheits
ivere overhauled, private papers read, and
lie veflel's bulk broken. The officers
:00k the fchooner'* sea letter, &c*f.
sod detained them three hours. The crowc
if the May-flower, Cruper and Betsey,
ame on board and again overhauled the"
.effel, without the least attention to our
enionll ranee, but we had fuffererf the
ame treatment several times. O'l the
i 6th the people from the different vefiels.
anieon board, opened the hatches, llar
ed tile indigo, colfeand btiiicuit on deck,
md searched every part of the vefl'el.—
Though nothing turned up that could ren
ler the vefl-rl fufpe&ed, jet one of the cap
ains determined to fend her to Prov:-
lence. This treatment "as attended
>vuh the mod insulting la .ye flora the
fftcers and f.iilors, and every other aggra
ation that could render it infupportabl*.
[11 the evening of the fame day the mate
tnd four Tailors were taken onboard, and
>eop!e put on board the schooner to navi
gate her to New-Providence.
No plea could be found for detaining
he vefl'el there, civiiities were received by
:lie pafl'engers, from the attorney general ;
nrpr.fe was exprelied at the fihooner's
)eing sent in, but before Ihe could fail her
rew was taken from on board, and per
uidion obtained to take two Frenchmen
rom the prifun fliip to navigate her, which
.vas granted 011 condition that Capt. Peo
ples mould give a pafTage to five French
jeople of colour.
T he New-Providence privnteers have
irders to bring into port all American vef
els, there robe f a.chtd and examined at
ifnre. Fears are entertained in that
Hand of the French riling, they are there
ore ihipped off whenever opportunity
offers.
Capt. Peoples had not a dollars worth
">f French property oa board, and his pa
pers in the greatest order. We under
hand that he means toftate his cafe to our
government."
Capt. Bompard has prefentcd to the N T .
S ork Tammaney Society tjie colours which
lis frigate wore during the engagement
between the Ambuscade and Boston.
The collection in this city for the relief
">f the unfortunate St. Domingo fufferers,
independent of the Theatre, and Circus
benefits, and of the collection made by the
French patriotic society already exceed*
10,000 dolls. Thefiibfcription is not veC
-o'npieted, and will probably produce
;,000 more.
Condorcer, Sieve?, and Dtihamel, three
liftinguilhed members of the French Nati
onal Convention have undertaken a peri
odical work, entitled Journal d'ln
-1 i ruction So ci AL e. The title gives an
idea ot its nature, and the names of the
editors are security fuiScient for the merit
of the performance.
It is a surprize with many, that some of
the French tleet now among are not dif
patchedfor the proteifion ol the American
:I ;ig in the Weft Indies by clearing those
leas of privateers. It certainly would bo
advantageous t» the French islands, as well
is. to our merchants, that their trade ir»
•American bottoms should not oe interrup
! ;l by the providence men; but the-
French look forward 110 doubt to what
next Fall may produce, especially since the
National Convention have decreed, trea
ties notwitiiftandirg, that the American.
flag shall not cover enemies' property."
\_Geu. Adv. 2
From a Correjpondtnt.
" A Querist, in the General Advertiser
r >naH '1 hurl'day, rep ob lies the advertise
ment of the French Confnl, for inviting the
" Friends of L berty and F. quality" to enter
on board the French Frigates in this river.
The next day another paragraph appeared
111 the fame paper ; wherein the writer en
quires, with a degree of admiration, why
the French do not proteel the American
flag in the Weft-Indies, and cruise againit
the French privateers i" "If the Exe
cutive of France had ordered prosecutions
against the Marquis de In Fayette, and the
other French officers, who espoused the
American cause during the lull war, (as the
Executive of the Union line against HEN
iIELI> ami SINCLE FERRY) Amerita.