The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1799-10-23 00:00:00, page 2

HARTFORD, SEPT, 26.
We have been informed, and in away, that au
thorises us to Speak with confidence of the truth
of the information, that a Rev. Doftor, a cele
brated calumniator of masonry, an eagle eyed de
tector of IlluminatiJm, lately received a letter
from Profeffor Ebiing, his correspondent at Ham
burgh ; that this letter was an answer to one which
the Dr. had previously written to the Profeffor
Ebling, requeuing information on th@t terrible
SubjeCt Illuminatifm ! a Subject which has Rricken
many a venerable gentlewoman with marvel, and
more than one Rev. Dr. with horror—a Subject
that seems to have dried up the lall drop of mois
ture of our eagle eyed Dr's, brain ; that the Pro
feffor's letter has had the calamitous effect of Re
ducing the Dr's already dried brain to a cinder,
by assuring him in fubftanee as follows, viz.
" That he had seen Robifon's Proofs; that the
book had no reputation in Europe; that it was
generally considered as a catch penny produ&ion,
and the fads alledged in it unknown to any body
besides the author : it was true that Mr. Robifon
had mentioned certain names, places and fafts, of
notoriety ; that he had picked up some prosecu
tions of disorderly persons and meetings in Ger
many, and out of all these had conjured up a hob
goblin of a conspiracy of masons, &c. though even
here his zeal had led him into a mis-Statement of
many fads, and a falfe statement of many more ;
and that in fine, he had used considerable art in
collecting a group of fails, that were more or
lets known, and had been careful to introduce all
the odious characters in'Europe into bis farce, and
had sent forth this ridiculous farrago ofabfurdities
into the world, less syith the expectation that it
would be believed than that it 'would afford him
bread. Profeffor Ebling had known Robifop
while R. was a Pfofefl'or in the University at Ed
inburgh, but not having heard from him for some
time past, was led to make some enquiries about
him ; he found that Robifon had lived too sass for
his income, and to supply deficiencies had under
taken to alter a bank bill ; that lie was detected,
and an information against him set on foot ; that
his friends giving him notice, he made his escape
into France ; that, a Short time before, he hid tak
en the firlt grade in masonry, and in France appli
ed for the second—that he was refufed, having
been expelled the lodge in Edinburgh, and com
munications having been made of his expulsion to
the lodges on the continent ; that he made the fame
attempt in Germany, and afterwards in Rullia,but
never succeeded ; he entertained the bitterest hat
red to masonry after this ; and, after wandering
about Europe for two years, wrote to Secretary
Dundas, that be could be ofufe to the British min
istry in case the prosecution against him were flop
ped, and sent a copy of his book to Dinkas, for
ipfpe ftion ; Dundas, apprehending the book would
answer certain purpofesof the ministry, and keep
up the system of alarm, ordered a noli prejequi to
be entered, and the fugitive Profeffor returned, in
triumph, to his country, and now lives upon a
handsome pension, inßead of fuffering the late of
bis predecessor Dodd. Robifon's friends gave out
that he was insane, and had taken the tour of Eu
rope for his health ; choosing rather to facrifice
him to the shrine of misfortune, than to that of in
famy."
Many wonder why the rev. granny, who has of
ficiated at the birth of so many mice (when moun
tains have travelled) has not published the letter
he has lately received from proteffor Ebling; ma
ny others suppose he will publilh it as an appendix
to his next faft day sermon.
EXTRACT.
I have repeatedly observed that Republicans are
not confeious of their Rrength. Some of them
have been beaten off the field by the paltry sar
casms of a few ignorant would-be writers. It is
a pity they have not courage enough to despise
the nonfenficat appellations which have been ap
plied to them—Ttorfd jacobin for inftaiice is
a formidable scare-crow ; and in this I mult al
jow, that the enemies pf the people have been ex
ceedingly artful, and that they have improved to
a great degree that new kind of tallies—The vil.
lainous breed of old and modern torys knew that
the generality of mankind are apt to be led by
words only, and they profited by the discovery.
- What remains for republicans but to define and
explain the meaning of thole new coined abusive
> expreflions.'
If Jacobin lignifies a man who detests every kind
of defpotilm, loves his country, and believes that
France, is as it were, at the present moment sus
pended by a tingle hair over abyss that yawns be
low ; the fciffars of discord are already opened,but
its guardian angel, Liberty, watches to avert the
blow, and turns it on the heads of her enemies ;
Ihe has been deprived of some of her brightest con.
quells ; but a late manoeuvre (the fleets) fliews us,
she is dill capable of vigorous movements, and al
though like the oak, she has been deprived of her
towering honors by the fury of the blast, the.
trunk withftanus the tempest, by the depth and
ftpength of its roots, and the next succeeding
fixing, may fee her boast her wonted fplendor,and
mine with acquired glory.
stored to vigor and activity. Recollect those
words of a commander "a few mouths offuccefs
make them forget whole years of Losses ;" nor can
it be supposed, that the persons who are in poffef
lion of the confifcated property of those who fled
their country,will tamely fee it wrelted from thejr
bauds—t.Qtereft and principle will jointly oppose.
In the rapidity of events many changes enfoe—
France before now has seen herfelf more dreadful
ly threatened and beset by enemies, that had pen
etrated as it were into her very vitals ; but Itiil
she rose superior to all, like Halcyon which ap
pears ill tire tempest, fits in triumph on the waves
that threaten her exigence, and Deeps the foundelt
zniidft the greatest plunge of waters. As the
strength of a man is known by the beating of his
pulse, so is the Ilrength of a republic known by the
interior energy and vigor of its members. Me
thinks 1 hear you retaliate, that the greatness and
number of its enemies ought to, be considered as
an fifurmountable barrier^t o its success. But let
me observe the thickness of a tree is not a sign of
lirength, but the solidity of its fibres, and that the
willow although of equal thickness, is not of equal
Strength with the oak. As long as they remain un
animous like Leonidas at the Streights ofTher
mophila, like Homistocls or the MahathoniAN
plains, they can withstand superior numbers, and
evince to the world that the cause is what adds
strength to the impending blow, and edge to the
blade ; whilit for one Casar a thousand Brutus's
Will always be found.
ILLUMINATISM.
He that Sites in™ house of glass,
In peace Jhonld let his neighbour pop ;
And he that groans with broken bones
Should be the left tofcatter sanes.
Gen. d'Auvergne, commandant in Lyons, en
joined,on the 25th July, all Grangers, who could
not prove that their pay in that city was on ac
count of bulinefs to leave it in five days on pain of
being considered as spies, &6
Lacuee made a report of the force, the organiz
ation and pay of the land troops for the Bth year.
The principal articles of which are :" The ar
my shall be encreafed in the Bth year to 665,212
effective national guards in activity. There will
be 75 generals of division, 130 generals of brigade,
100 adjutant generals. In case a greater number
of general officers should be necessary they will be
created on the demand of the directory. The
Haffs of strong places will consist of 160 tempor
ary commandants of different classes, and 180 ad
jutanas.
The total of the army is to be 565,212 men.- —
The total expence of the pay to be 128,374,263
francs.
The council adjourned the difeuffion of a mes
sage of the directory and of a report of the minis
ter of the police, demanding a law to restrain po
litical societies within conllitutional bounds.
The guard of the directory has been doubled
within there few days, the cannon prepared, and
300 conftitutionalißs were well armed to repel
the brethren and friends,(the Jacobins) who had
formed the project of making a brutal vilit to Si
eyes and Barras. The brethren having heard that
they would meet with refinance remained quiet ;
they are much indisposed ,against Goheir who has
united with his colleagues ; they call him afeuil
lant. [Ami des Loix.]
The frigate la Didon, was launched on the iff
inst. at Port Malb.
Last Monday the Danish envoy M. von Dreyer
and the Swedish charge d'affaires M. Brinkmann,
delivered each of them an official note to the min
ister of foreign affairs, in which they declared in
the name of their refpeltive courts, that their
ports in the North Sea will-be shut against priva
teers of all nations. This declaration has given
great diflhtisfa&ion here.
, Os the 30 millions which the minister of the fi
nances has demapded of the bankers of Paris, 6
millions have been already voluntarily fubferibed
for.;
The minister Rheinhard is expelled here to
morrow or, the day after., On his arrival, it is
said that Talleyrand will set out for Lower Sax
ony. . . I
^tfG.26.;
In the Council of 500, yeflerday, Portes an,
nounced the late events in the Upper Garonne;
the relation was contained in two letters, the one
from the central commissary and the other from
the republican Generals. The> substance of these
letters is as follows: "The republic triumphs;
the genius of liberty prevails over the Haves of
Kings. The rebels are vanquished, difyerfed; ex
terminated on all points, and the republicans ' of
the fouth have once more deserved well of tffir
country. The prisons and national buiklingsof
Toulouse are full of prisoners; military commit
fions are going to be organized in order to make
a feleftiou and to fend back to their occupations
the end of government is to Intreafe the happiness
of the people— Then lawn myjelf a Jacobin.
If Jacobintym is that which leads a ram to ab
hor. the kwgly„opprefibrs of mankind, to advocate
the inalienable rights of nations, to yit that
man should cease to domineer over mart, who
believes that the poor and rich were formed yith
the fame clay— Then woe to him who is not 4 %f°*
bin. .. . : ' ' : °
Is he a jacobin; the nfan who thinks that the
minitiers of the gospel should always renumber
that their kingdom is not of this world ; tfat it is
their licit duty to imitate the forbearance and vir-,
cues of their divine matter ; who firmly believes
that athirst for worldly honors and a sordid cu
pidity for wealth, are not among the requisite
qualities in a Christian minister—Me/; query heneft
man is a Jacobin.
If the word Jacobin in short, means a person
who has not forgot the principles of 75 ; who is a
friend to the FederalConftitution, and bears with
in his heart the philanthropic maxims upon which
it was founded by the patriotic heroes who fought
and conquered for the Independence of America
—then every American is a jacobin.
I would fay with Callius to our pretended fede
ralifts : Why should tlrat name be founded more
than yours ; write them together, mine is as fair
a name ; found them ; it doth become the mbuth
as well; weigh them; it is as heavy. Lay
aside, Republicans, the fhameful ftupcr which
seems to have seized upon your faculties.—Rife
again superior to the base calumnies,' the con
temptible witticisms of a contemptible set of Brit
ish hirelings. Let no one hide his light under the
bujhel ; teach the people how to dutinguilh be
tween their real and pretended friends ! Be vigi
lant and active in disseminating the eternal prin
ciples of democraticai Republicanifin ! Then you
(hall flop the progress of Aritlocracy ; then Ame
rica shall enjoy happiness and freedom, .
DEMOCRITUS.
PARIS, AUG. 13.
• The minister Bernadotte, writes to Gen. Jou
bert, commander in chief of the.armies of Italy
and the Alps : " The council of war, citizen min
ißer, which is to try all the officers who partici
pated in the fhameful surrender of the cities and
fortrefles of Italy, will be found at Grenoble. I
invite you to fend them to that commune, in order
to be judged."
The central administration of the department
of La Dyle advises the directory of the total de
flruction of the banditti in that quarter, with the
death of their chief, who wore the cross on his
bread. Only one had been conducted alive to
Brussels.
In a proclamation of Championet, Ruck up on
the walA of Lyons, is the following passage:
“It mult be laid with franknefs, the forces, of
the enemy are increased every day by reinforce
ments ; ours are weakened by losses. Our armies
dill maintain so unequal a contest with a glory
which has never diminiflied ; but if you do not
speedily go to thejr assistance, their courage will
no longer be able to balance the unfortunate des
tinies of the country, attacked by superior forces.
Who is the dastard who would wish to survive the
glory of the French name, the liberty of his coun
try ?"
HAGUE, JULY 30.
From Marseilles we learn, that Tripoli has de
clared war against Denmark, and that two Tri
politan corsairs have already captured two Danilh
fllips.
-European Intelligence.
/ FRANCE.
HOLLAND.
Tech as have been mined, audio punish only the
chiefs.- < . '.
“ The battle was fought near St. Gauden, 1500
republicans attacked the rebels to the number ot
4000 and made a dreadful daughter of them ;
2QGO werekilled and food taken prisoners. Count
de Paulu,jhe commander of the mfurgents, was
killed. He had offered a republican 100 Louis to
save his life. We took 7 pieces of cannon."
Our late Victories in Switzerland have cost the
enemy 20 pieces of cannon and 3000 prisoners.
Champibnet, according to letters from Genoa
on the iith Augult, was at Cherafco with a body
of 3000 men.
©ettion.,
Summary of returns for Governor.
City of Philadelphia, Block, m'kean. Ross.
ley and Kingfeffing, 1277 17 0 /
Southwark, Moyamenfing,
and PafTyupky . 597 21 7
Germantown, 5,8 273
Bußletown, 25,' 3 0 5
Northern Liberties, 998 292
Delaware Counny, 431 1090
Montgomery County, 2221 1795
6301 5679
1— I .' -r -1
Majority for Mr. M'Kean, 624
Bucks County gives Mr.> zi6
Ross a majority of,
Lapcafler County, do. 997
Chester County, do. 986
York County, do. 1205
Berks County gives Mr.,-
M'Kean a majority of § ,
Northampton & Wayne ) '
Counties, do. ,
Dauphin county, do. 1450 4
8672 " 3304
Majority for Mr. M'Kean. 5368
ift. That no one, under penalty of Death, after
the date hereof, shall quit the land—that the fame
penalty shall be inflated on all revolters,plunderers
and on all those who may be found in arms againtt
the patriots.
2d. All conßituted authorities have full power
to take up and confine, all suspicious persons, and
report them to the Directory.
3d. The Directory is empowered to prosecute
all those, who by virtue of a passport have left the
country, and are not returned.
4th. The exportation of hay, oats, and straw,
is prohibited for the space of two months.
6th. The Directory, may, if it is deemed expe
dient, call the militia into service.
6th. The returning Emigrants, as well as those
who have quit the Republic without a pass, and
favoured the enemy ; those who oppose the con-
Rituted authority, those who wear a lignal of re
volt, shall after conviction be punished with death.
Letters from Lord Nelson furnish intelligence
of the success of the expedition against Capua, in
Naples. —The garrison is not to serve again in the
prelent war.— Gaeta has also surrendered—and
this completes the overthrow of the French thro'-
oht the Neapolitan dominions.—The fame mefTen
ger is said to have brought advices from Sir Syd
ney Smith of another defeat pi Buonaparte.
Sept. 4. The Dutch officer employed by Lord
Duncan, to carry a summons to Admiral Story,
conveyed at the fame time, a proclamation by
Gen. Abercromby, addressed to the Dutch people,
inviting them to join in reinstating the Stadtholder
—The Dutch Government informed Lord Dun
can, that if they had known this fact, previous to
the return of the officer—he mould have been seiz
ed —and add, that, for thp future, any officer on,
such negociation Ihall be treatedas a prisoner ofwar°
The Paris letters of the 27th ult. contain an of
ficial message from the Directory to the two coun
cils, giving copious details, from Moreau, refpeft
ing the battle of the 15th, in which the French
seem to have performed prodigies of valour
Joubert was killed in the outset of the action ; —
ruihing forward to animate his troops, in a charge
with the bayonet, crying, advance . 'advance .'—a
ball smote him on the right fide, piercing his heart,
and falling to the ground, he waved his fword,ex
claiming, march on . 'march on ! and expired al
most immediately.
Gen. Moreau, then commander in chief, exposed
himfelf to every danger, having a horse killed un
der him : a ball grazed his right fide.
Gen. Moreau concludes his dirpatches thus :—
" Our troops performed prodigies of valour.—
The artillery did wonders.—The corpsof Ruffians
were cut to pieces : it attempted four attacks, and
was repulsed. The corps of Gen. Kray, charged
with the attack of the left, was almolt driven from
the field of battle at 3 o'clock ; every thing seem
ed to promise a happy success. Generals St. Cyr,
Perignon, Grouchy, distinguished themselves par
ticularly. lam perhaps wrong to mention some,
for all did their duty. There are -very few who
are not wounded, with their horses. Gen. Parto
neau was made prisoner ; but the hoflile Gen. Lu
fignon was also taken, being wounded in the
charge. I sent him back to be exchanged. Jou
bert died at fix in the morning, and the action
continued till evening."
Another message from the Directory to the
Councils announces, that, according to official re
ports from Maffena, of the 21st Aug, “ the gene
ral result of the different actions, since the 14th,
was the taking of 8,400 prisoners ; among whom
were one Brigadier Colonel, two Majors, and 115
officers, with 21 cannon. The enemy had a con
siderable nurh ber of killed and wounded."
Another dispatch, of the 22d Aug. received that
moment by. the Directory, farther Hates, “ that a
corps of 500 men had laid down their arms before
the republicans."
In a third Me/Tage to the Councils, the Dirello
ry fends a letter'from Gen. Commes, dated St.
Jaudans (France) 21st August, mentioning that the
army pf Rpyalißs had been deilroyed by the Re
publican columns at Montrigean ; betides jooo
killed, and 300 drowned in the Garronne; 1,200
prisoners, 7 field-pieces, and two Hands of colors,
were the fruit of the aftion ; he was pursuing 4
or 500 rebels that escaped ; and he promises that
in 3 days they will all be exterminated. Count
Paulo, the commander of the Royalists, was
drowned.
DECREE OF THE DUTCH DIRECTORY,Aug.2,.
Domestic Intelligence.
PENNSYLVANIA.
BRISTOL, OCT, 15.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, SEPT. 2.
,AL2 Ayr,OCTOBER 8.
BY a gentieman recently from Ireland, we learn
that tire Orange faction, who have hitherto been
the molt violent Reporters of the British govern
ment, and the bitter perfecuters of rhe United
Irishmen, have made overtures for a junction with
the latter, for the express purpose of itCuing the •
kingdom from the tyranny of George the 3 I—an
aversion to the proposed Union is the cause of their
opposition. The Cattle ismore than ever alarmed,
and basprohibited the Orange meetings. It may
now be said, that the only support which Britain
had in Ireland, among the people, is loft—gone
over to the fide of Liberty and Jullice, The Gr
ange-men, once enlightened, will display more en
ihuliafm and energy in support oltheir rights,than
if they had never been led blindfold by the in
trigues of a government whichonly wifhedto make
then)the inßruments for crushing their brethren,
whilß they themselves were to be the next objects
of its perfidy and tyranny —hitherto the republi
cans of Ireland have met with Rormsof adverlity ;
but the profpeft brightens, and the Genius of Free
dom begins to smile on the virtuous and pcifcrvcr
ing exertions of the true foils of Erin.
CONNECTICUT.'
NEW-LONDON,OCT. $.
It has long been a fettled opinion of the belt in
formed citizens that the political JaHation of the
United States depends on the e^ent of the present
European war. If the combined powers are de
feated by France, and the fleets of the republic and
her allies maintain a rivalfhip with that of Great-
Britam, the ancient balance of naval power will
be preserved, the forces of each nation will keep
the other in awe, and the American commerce be
Courted and her flag be refpe^ted by all parties.
But if the coalition of defects accomplish their plan
of exterminating republicanifin from France and
Europe, Columbia, without a friendly power to
countenance or uffiß her, will become trie servant
and sport of England, and the fcorh of the other
European nations.
In advancing this position we are neither lingu
lar nor absurd. The conduit of Great-Britain
towards us upon every fuccefsful campaign of the
combined armies, and more particularly within
the laR fix or seven months, obliges us to expert
the worst treatment from her imperious navy in
case of the conquest of France. Mr. Webßer, of
whose political orthodoxy no federalijl, at lealt.
will doubt, has the following fpiritec iarticle on
the fubjelt:
" The tyranny exercised by Great-Britain upon
the fess increases with her fuccelfes ; and ihould a
peace take place, favorable, to her wishes, we
(hall find tour trade more refirilted by Great-Bri
tain than by all the other powers oft Europe.—
With blockading ports and navigation laws, per
manent and temporary, the conditions upon w hich
our Ships may pass unmolested are so multiplied,
that it is hardly possible for the boned merchant to
know where he can fend a cargo without rifqne
of seizure and condemnation. The friends of go
vernment look with impatience for feme bold and
manly efforts of adniinißration to rescue our com
in rce from its degraded Rate,
Oct. 16. Yeflerday failed ona cruise, the U. S.
Roop of war Gonncaicut, of 24 guns, and an over.
• IRENTON,OCTOBER TA.
Thursday last arrived in this city the Presidr..\ r
of the United States. He was immediately wait
ed upon by the Heads of Department, General
Hamilton and Wilkitifon and a number of gentle
men of refpeebbility.
On Friday Evening there was a handforoe dis
play of Fire-Works in honor of the president's ar
rival, in which Mr. Guimpe, the artiJl, exh,bill
much fltill and ingenuity to the fatisfadion of .
large concourse of fpeCtators ; the initials (J. A.
and G. W.) of John Adams and Geoßge Wash
ington, were displayed in coloured tires auu re
ceived with /hunts of applause.
On Saturday Evening the Hon. Mr. Ellsworth
arrived in town. It is said that matters pf great
pith and moment are Ihortly to engage the heads
of the Nation now in Trenton ; the moll impor
tant of which are, probably, the question resett
ing the failing of the Miniliers to the french Re
public, and the fyoliations by the British cruizers
on the American commerce, which, we are credi
bly informed, have Wrongly excited the legibility
of adminilhation. Good!
OCTOBER Id.
We rejoice ih the profped of returning health,
and the revival of bulinels. The condition of the
City Hospital is so far ameliorated as to induce rt
hope, that in thecourfe of a few days, the remnant
of the lick will be difeharged. As 'to the city, w e
underhand,that after to-morrow, the publication
of deaths by the Board of Health will be difeou
tinued, the present mortality being so moderate a;
no longer to render such a measure necessary.
NEW-YORK.
NEW-YORK, OCT.
THE FLEETS.
3 eflerday arrived the schooner Commerce, capt»
Buckley, from Martinique, in 22 days. The day
before he failed, arrived an Englilh ship called the
Port-au Prince, capt. Hall, from Liverpool, in 35
day $| which on the passage was boarded by an Eu
glifh frigate called theßrilliant,with difyatches for
Lord Admiral Hugh Seynmur,on the Welt-India
Ration ; the capt. of said frigate informed capt.
Hall, that the French and Spanish fleets, and En
glish fleer, had an engagement in the Mediterra
nean, in which the British were victorious, having
funk seven, and taken nine file of the line. The
British were in pursuit of the remainder of the
Icattereu fleets. Doubtful.
The present election has manifefled the roily ,
endeavoring to govern too much ; it is a goer: L
complaint now with the friends ot high and ka sh.
meelurts that the cental has been oeciutd
collection of the German cud Irish interests. so
what is moll remarkable, thole friends of good ol
der deplore that such an union Should. hoe taken
place ! From the advocates of Brir-fn meefurrs
and politics, this follow, it mutt te alluver ; s
perfectly confident. Those wfoapplaud the?a s
by which hatred and dfefettion have been fo
mented by means of the Religion cfChrif in in
land for 200 years pad, do not disagree f r <m
themselves in deploring that too numerous des
criptions of the American population, foould
have difeovered so much good sense and upright
ness as to difeard prejudices u hich have been 'fil
tered to their common injury and common dip
PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 12.
It is now asserted, upon authority next to offi
cial, that orders have been received by the Envoy $
to France, fnfpending the time at which they were
to have embarked for that country.
NEW-JERSEY.