The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-10-28 00:00:00, page 2

my by General Clairfayt with (Jen
era! Beaulieu, and Col. Mack for
quarter matters. That it was re
ported at Aix la Chapelle,, that
the Commons of foruflels, aflem
blcd, on the 28th of July and
voted Tor an incorporation ’ with
the French Republic f that there
have, been great tumults at Bar
celona in Spain, and blood y has
been (bed by the populace. That
the Landgrave of Hesse Caflel has
put all his fubjefts in a ttate of re
quifidoD.
; The plan of Mr. Pitt was to
starve France. Yet instead of this,
the French Ppvateers have taken
probably from the British mer
chants more provisions, than the
Birifh privateers have taken in
neutral veflels bound to France ;
and her armies are now feeding
upon the rich harvests of the Pa*
launate and thef Austrian low
countries.
WE, Christian VH, by the Grace of
God, &e. make known by these
presents: Whereas we have publick’y and
fo!emn‘y declared, that 1 we will on no^c-
Coubi take part in the war which now un
fortuffate'y presses down so many couinriea
and nations j and whereas tnd notwkh
-7 (landing we have declared with eqW P ub *
-Jicity and solemnity that under the most
per&ft neutrality, we exped and demand
no more liberties and advantages for the
commerce and navigation of our dominions
and countries, than those which the laws of
nations acknowledge, and our treaties with
the belligerent powers expressly allow:
yet we have learned with anxiety and dif
p’eafare, that the Ihips of our hbje^s, tho*
their cargoes only, confiffed of law'ul mer
chandize, and tho* they bore our passports,
and neverrhelefs frequently, and in great
numbers, uken up in their free and lawful
caurfes, and defined against the will of the
Captains and tMdcrs of the/e-fh ; P’.
With the care which we, as K’hg and
Father of this country, owe to rights of ev
ery free nation, independent of every Oth
er fate, we have made amicable and'fenpus
remunftrances to obtain a fufficient indem
nification- Bat thus far Inch indemnifi
cations were not only not followed but the
capture of ships ccmtioue, under more ot
fenfivecircamiUßces. There are however,
some hopes that our continued friend.y pro.
cpcffals will not be used tn vain.
fa order that, during the continuance of
4he above circumfiances, the means be
rendered ‘applicable ,by which^ we claim
the due ihdemnificafid'n, sftd which are re
by prudence end necedity
out
cm^iac^nd cauntry^yf« ^urfeket u^
One reason afligned why the
PreCident of the United States is,
in perlon, with'the army, is a disa
greement on the point of rank be
tween the Governors of States now
at the head of divisions of the
troops. In fad, they are consti
tutionally all equal in rank. Thus
circumrtanced to decide who (hall
command in chief, is difficult, but
our beloved PrefiGem knows, and
has applied the remedy.
On Saturday last ,the Circuit
Court confirmed the decree of the
Diftrift Judge, refpeding the
Schooner Success, lately captured
by a boat from the Concorde Frig
are— The Schooner to be returned
to its original owners.
James Rogers, an American was
tried at the above Court, for aflift
ing in the said boat, at the time of
her capture, found guilty, and
fent-nced to four months impri
lonmcnr, and to pay two hundred
dollars.
Sub>lanct as an Ordinance of Hit Danijh
Majedy. relative to an extra tax onjhip^
Late European Intelligence.
[By Capes. Scott and Cunningham.]
it is contrary to the nature of things to sup
pose, that the wretch who fpXks but to
deccinae, and liften* bat to betray, cin long
dcape the rtcompencing hand of Heaven.
A few revolving funs will, perhaps, scarce
passover him, ere he may be led to imitate
his late diabolical compeer in Ibme^aA of
desperation on himferf, or be delivered o
ver, Sy a fucceffur, to expiate hi numerous
crimes under the avenging axe L
In confeqvence of the late diWhrbances,
we underhand that the Con (tables pay
particular attention to all the hou es where
Recruiting Parties rendrivdus ; so that it is
not doubted but that ail improper prs&ices
in the recruiting service must be brought to
' light* and the offenders punilhed Ey the
ing service, h.s so highly incensed the peo
t’ple against every one concerned therein,
that the mob oh Friday evening were actu
ally proceeding to pull down a public beafe
cn a report of its harbouring a number of
Prtflmen, who upon iriquby appeared tubs
noihirg more than a fee of men employed
it a printing press, regaling thcmfelvea
with their devilt after the fatigdea of the
day.
DUBLIN, JULY 28
A molt defperacc and alarming
fpecics of kidnapping has for tome
weeks part been pradifed in this
city for the avowed purpose of
populating Upper Canda.
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VIENNA, JULY Ij.
The present contest with France
which so suddenly and unexped- j
edly succeeded the war with t^e
Turks, has proved more difl rue
tive of the population of Auftrta,
than of any other country—it has
been particularly fatal to our peaf
anrs and mechanics. < I’’.
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American Intelligence.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 27.
AT » meeting of a ronftderable num
ber cf the Inhabitants of Washing
ton aftd other counties on the Weft cf the
mount ins the prefect state of this coun’ry ,
. refpeA to the late convallion Was
taken into view ; and from comparing W
forma ’ n, it appeared to them that the
'Coun tr y was in Taft' progreflion, i f not whol-
Jy arrived at a state of general fubmifliqh
to the laws; so as to rend* it unneceflary
fcr Any Xdvanceof farce on the part of the
iov^nnfant for the purpose of aflifting the
civil author ity in fwppreffing the intuneftion
course of law. . K
Nothing can be more repugnant to every
prihpple of justice, and the feeiingj or hu
manity, tksnihe present infamous pradbee
of kidnapping persons into his Msjctt>’s
service. At the fame time, however, that
every one must condemn the atrocious epn
du&of fame milcresnts employed therein,
and firtcerely h c pe to them properly
punilhed ; they cannot but highly disap
prove of the riotous proceedings cf the tnob
on the occasion, and applaud the spirit and
activity of the Lord Mayor, by, whole pru
dent measures ihe city of London i> likely
to continue tranquil and quiet, and to afford
a laudable example to the rest of the king
dem.
Jer the uiceflity, hot only to fit ont a part
of oar naval force, vVhich lies ready, in
combination with the fleet fitted out in a
neighbouring kingdom, to put it Cel f into
motion but to augment this armament with
a ft ill greater number of (hips of war, which
are kept in readinefa.
Our faithful people have with noble feU
timents paid regard io the extraordinary
expences which such an armament requires,
even then, when they offered voluntary
contributions, without there being any de
manded by us, to ciminifh the loss which
our royal abode fuftkined on* the x6<h of
February ult. We have therefore applied
all those voluntary contributions which
have come to hand, to the prelent ! urgent
exigencies of the state, renouncing the
greater convenience which the building of
a new palace might have procured us.
It hath been obfetved, that “ As the
fhadew fellows hefubftance, so does pun*
ifhment the crime.” This, with relped
to Robespierre, has been evidently verified J
and it uquiresnot the gift of prophecy to
argue, such, ere long, will be the fate of
Barrere : For however he may pride him
telf in ptfTefling
“Todvtfi h‘u furpift up in graciout 'worth”
The late (hocking abdfrs in the fcerfiit.
that happy art of fat ch.
LONDON, AUG. 24.
and preferring peace ; and that measures
ought to be taken as speedily as may be,to
communicate information of this favours**
bib date of affairs to the governments •
'Refoived therefore. That a meeting of
the delegates of townlhips of the 14th of
August, at Parkinloh’s Ferry, Be called to
convene at the fame place viz. Parkinson’s
Ferry, on l'burld«y next, the 2d of O&o
--ber, to take the above into con fide rat ion ;
and as it is of great moment, the delegates
are earnestly requeued to be pundual in
their attendance and at an early hour that
day. . : ; \ '
And it is recommended that all justices
of the peace and members of the commit
tee, obtain and bring forward all signa
tures of the declaration of fubmiflion that
may be taken, in order to lay them btfore
the committee, and forward to govern
ment, with such acdrels or commiffonefs
on the part of the country as may be thought
advifeabki . .
A gentleman from Genefee tells
us (hat notwithstanding Captain
Wiiriamfon has returned home,
and waited several weeks for the
promised visit of the redoubtable
Lieut. Sheaff, that hero has not
deigned to fulfil his promife —that
the want cf punduality in the
Lieutenant, has not only difeon
certed the plans of the militia of
Ontario, but prevented their exer
cising those ads of hoQ>itality,
which they had laid themfelvcs
out for, towards their brethren of
Upper Canada, who they exped
ed would honor them with their
prelence, on the Lieutenant’s re
turn, and that, the cordial and warm
reception their Canada friends
would have met with, could not
have failed of persuading them to
pake fix feet locations on the lich
foil of the Great Sodus.
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FREDERICKTOWN, SEPT.
With pleasure we can inform
our friends and readers, that mat
ters between the infurgents,,in the
county of Washington, .m
state, .are entirely fettled.; .there
being upwards of two hundred
V ' -’■ . ' '
By the sloop Abby, Capt. Esmes*, in 49
days from Caciz, we have the important
intelligence of thetakirg of St. SebaC
tian ar.d Fontaravia (in the Bay of Btfeay,)
by the French forces. Pampaleon had, it
was reported fallen into their hands. The
ftror.g fort refs of St. Sebastian fur rendered
without the least defence. Cap*. Eames
adds, thht the Spaniards are under great a
jarm at Cadiz, and that a fleet arrived in
a very sickly condition from Ferrol where
they had loft a 74 upon the rocks, and
landed 1500 sick.
Yesterday arrived the (hip Adriana Capt.
Fitzpatrick, from Amsterdam, who left the
Texel the 26th of August, and the land on
theSthof September, and arrived in the
Delaware the 9th inst. (^1 days.)
A perlon in the Ichooner from Guada
loupe, fays that vessels are continually pass
ing between there and St. Lucia, and that
he never heard of any change in the fitaa.
tion cf that Island, except a (uperceded re
port (hat was circulated near 10 days before
he failed.
. OF GUADELOUPE.
A schooner arrived yesterday, in 33 days
Irorn B^fleterre, (Guadaloupe,) A: the
time of her failing, no reinforcements had
been received by either French or Englifli;
and the fit nation of the Island remained as
our last accounts left it.—it appears, how
ever probable, that the English will have
the firft auxiliaries, as we find by the Lon
don papers, that additional troops were or
dered out to the Weft Indies—and as of
ficial accounts had been received in En
gland, of the fi uation of Guadaloupe.
That dispatches have been received from
Mr. Jay, is certain. Their date was Aug.
i. f mmediatcly after their receipt, at the
Secretary of btate^ cffice, they were far
warded to »he President at jCarl fie. Ic is
this that has prevented their publication.
We may however (oon expert to lee them.
PHILADELPHIA, ba. 13.
ALBANY, Oaoher
ST. LUCUi
MR.
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE*
ON Saturday lart arrived here
from Briar Island, (Nova-
Scotia) in a small boat of only 10
feet 2 infches keel, rhree little boj’s,
fobs of Mr. Bailey, of that place—
Stephen the eldest, in his tenth
year, and Charges and John, the
younger ones, in their eighth and
sixth years. On Sunday morning
these children* with a negro man,
endeavouring to crufs from Briar
I Hand; to pick Raspberries, were
forced out to sea by the flrertgth of
the tide and a strong fobtherly
wind, and a thick fog fettirig in at
the fame time, they ^ere soon be
wildered, and every hope of return
cut off. Fortunately for them,
the negro had a fmail pocket com
pass, by which he a seer rained the
direction of the wind, and boldly
determined to put her before it*■ '
he accordingly failed due north
during the remainder of the day
without any other accident than
that of now and then fhippjig a
little water, but no great qaaXti
ties, confidefing how high the set
ram—As it grew dark, he fleered
by the wind (which providentially
continued to blow from the fame
point; all nights In the morning
the fog clearing, he defened land
at a dirtance to leeward, and hav
ing only a fmail fail and the wind
dying awav, it was evening before
he reached it. The place where
he landed was a Mr. DaWfonV in
Mace’s Buy, about 16 mifeS to the
eastward of Beaver HaiboUr^and
near 20 leagues from where he
was drove to the feat The little
adventurers were received here '
with a kindness and warmth of
hospitality, that does boner to
their entertainer—the poor , little \
things had nothing to eat or drink
for above 36 hours, and were aU
most famifhed—there they flayed,
experiencing the most tender at
tention aad generous treatment
until.they were able to proceed
co thia, place. We are happy to
fay they are art, now in perfect
health and spirits, and are to re- /
tmn home to morrow in .a «eflel
which.will land them at their fa
ther’s door.
The Royal humane Society of
Lqndon have lately reported, that
within a few years they have saved
by their exertions, more th^n 1800
lives. This is the most sublime
eulogium that we can pronounce
on that and similar institutions io
the United States.
' jSt V r r * *■' *■* sr ‘ <•* i *• -_ *»
Never firice the fetdement of
this country has the Fever and A
gue been so uhiverfal as at the
present ; scarce a perfob in the
neighborhood has efCaped—thir
teen in one family have been vifir
ed with it-*every hand in this of-;
fice, except a boy in his ijth year<
has been attacked by this disease
—eight of the editor^ family have
sustained its attacks for nearly two
months.
difaffeded persons Under bonds
till our next court, the ringlead
ers are not allowed to give bail,
but remain ftiH in gaol for further
orders. No doubt Tome of them
Will receive punishments adequate
to their notorious crimes-
St. JOHNS, (N. B.) August 29.
0 AN-A Ah, OCT* I.