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had entered into as guarantees mg'it give
them on our internal legislation, the pop
luar party was at iatt overwhelmed at Ge
neva, in 173?, by the irrefillible power
of the Count de Vergennes. Strange as
it may appear to you,, it is notorious that
that minister employed much greater
pains and application in the dettrudion of
liberty in Geneva, than he displayed at
the fame period to insure its triumph in
America, and as all his secret intrigues
failed in that pursuit, he did not obtain
his end, but by openly marching against
Geneva, some of shofe French battalions
which had fought under American colors.
His troops banished the principal men
who had defended the rights of the peo
ple, and established on the ruins of oar
fundamental constitution, not precisely an
hereditary aristocracy, but a government
aimed wi^h Sufficient force to reign in op-j
position t* the decided and wll known!
will of th: ra-jority of the citizens of
Geneva.
The ex ; flence of fitch a government
without doubt depended for its continu
ance on that of the despot who had impaf
ed it. Scarcely had the C ant de Ver
gennes expired, when with one accord,
and in the mid* of uuiverfal joy, all
parties united to overthrow the edifice
of government which his delates had
eroded.>
Our fundamental ron ftitution was re
eftabliihed on all i.s republican bans; its
defenders were recalled and reinstated
and by an almost unarimcas vote, ever,
incident of the long litigation which had
ar<en for a century pad betwixt the Af
ftmbly of the people and the administra
tive bodies, were definitively adjudged
in favor of the former.
This happy reGure ftion of liberty com
menced in 1789, aid consolidated in
1791, p^efent: the m.ft prosperous end
brilliant period cf our republic. Every
heart was reconciled, a harmony of prin
ciples reigned among us, trade and oar
manufactures flourished, and our ecade
my, that admirable eftablithmant of the
celebrated Calvin, our academy, that
nourishing vein of all our prosperity past
and present, far from having interfered in
or Suffered by the public diffentiocs, was
solely devoted in directing the Genevef*
in theit rapid advances towards the heights
of feience. So great have been its happy
effeds, that since the commencement or
the present century, our popu^tion has
bren doubled, the fortunes of individuals
have increased in an inconceivable ratio,
and foreigners never failed to visit and
admire the prodigies of liberty and pub
li> education in a final! Rate of 30,900
fouls, k iwhich the pre'ent generation
had produced at once a greater num
ber of *un diftingu'tked in the career of
letters ar. I of Science, thin the H-ee king
doms of the north of Europe taken to-
gether.
Scarcely can we seize the recollection of
this period, So transient has it been ; for
Scarce had our liberties escaped lie ravages
of the despotic boreas which U d blo#m
from France,and had for some ,e'rs razed
them to theground, than a new destructive
hurricane blowing from the fame quarter,
but at this time adorning the Sacred name
of liberty,, comes to tear them up by the
roots forever, and wih them all religion,
znd every republican virtue, which had
so eminently distinguished Geneva.
We apprized the Swifa our allies of
the dangers which threatened as. They
kept themselves ready to participate them,
and there was no time to lose ; for the day
after General Montefqoiou had penetrat
ed into Savoy, he advanced in force to
declare war against us. His orders, the
original of which I have since seen, were
to enter Geneva, to take from thence 20,
000 muftets which France were in need of,
and to make that place one of its bulwarks.
The brave Helvetians were io time to
arrive within our walls at the fame mo
ment as the French general at our gates.
I was one of the deputies, who were sent
to demand of him the motives of the
threatening warlike preparations which
were displayed around us. He announc
ed that we had committed oa infuit on
Thus it was that whilst iht French re
public was preparing to attack Savoy,
certain advices reached us from Paris,
that its General had secret orders agaiuft
Geneva. This was the period when the
Briffotine p<rt, predominated in the Con
vention ; which as it is well known, bad
formed the prefer of encircling the
French republic with a line of republics
exactly modelled after its own govern
ment. Even Savoy was then to have
been included in this vast plan.
^^^Eit enabled by the Senate, and House
of Referefatative<tn General- Court convened.
That the Captain of each company of
cavalry of this State organized, according
to law, be entitled to receive of the treas
ury seventeen dollars in addition to the
sum heretofore allowed for the purpose of
furnifhing his company with inftrumentsof
music and colours ; and the Governor be
ling certified by the commanding officer of
a regiment, that a company of cavalry
belonging to the fare, is organized as a
;forefaid, foil give the Captain an "order
on the treasurer for the aforefaid (am.
I Approved Jaa. 3, >79fo
Proclamation.
/Is ths prafperity and happiness of
States and Empires depend on the good
plealure of Almighty Goo, whose King
dom ruleth over all—it highly becomes
us, as a people, to acknowledge our de
pendence on him, and to fu,plicate the
Throne of Grace for all favors and blcff
ings we Cand in need oi: I HAVE there
fore thought fix by and with advice of
Council, and a: the request of the
General Court ns appoint, and do here
by appoint, THURSDAr the second day of
April next to be obfervei as a day of PUB
LIC FASTING and PRAYER ihrough
out this State.
And I do earnestly recommend, that
minirtsrs and people, of every religious
perbfion ,atfcmbleo.iCid day at their
refpedive places of public wo; Ship,that we
may with united and penitent hearts, con
fer cur fins, and through the mediation
of Jesus Chirt, befecch the Father for
pardoning mercy—That fervent prayers
be made to the Supreme Governor of the
Univeife, for his bleffiig on the people
and Government of this State, aid of the
United States—That those who have the
dire&ion of our public affairs may be en
dued with wisdom and integrity, and with
all the people, realize the importance of
a steady adherence to the constitution and
laws which they have adopted—That we
may be preferred freo foreign invasions,
and inteftiuc disorders —That he would
over-rule the seasons in mercy—continue
our health—bless our husbandry, trade,
and navigation —finite on &ur university,
academies, and other Schools for prompt
ing education —Be pleased to prevent the
prevalence of vice and immorality ; aod
grant, that a spirit of peace, harmony,
and chriftian charity, may abound—That
a Speedy end may be potto the wars new
prevailing in Europe ; and that they may
termi^te in the eftabklhment of civil
and religious liberty :—And, above all,
that pure and undefiled religion may uni
versally, p-evuil aid'the precepts of the
gospel be known and pra&fed throughout
the <wor//
Published by Authority.
Ads paired at a fellion of the
General-Court begun and
holden at Concord,
December 1794.
the French epublie by calling in the af
fittane# of the Swiss ; that we were,
(perhaps without being aware of it,) in
an actual coalition with the enemies of
France, which betide# accused our gov
ernment of ill will, and alledged as a
proof of it, the passage of hospitality we
had granted to some emigrants.
(to be continued.)
And I do recommend, that all perlon?
religoufly abstain from all servile labor
and recreations on said day.
Give* at the Council Chamber in Concord,
this thirteenth day of fan. one thousand
fe% en hundred and ninety-five—and oj
• the Independence of the United States of
America the Nineteenth.
JOHN T. GILMAN.
By his Excellency's command,
with advice of Council.
Joseph Pearson, Secretary,
An A& granting to each compa
ny of Cavalry, seventeen dol
lars to furnilli instruments of
Music, and colours.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY.
^ofoz )°. felman, &^,
Go vernor of the State of NewbampJbire.
A
After some conversation the fubjeft was
referred to a fele& Committee.
The House, on motion of Mr. W.
Smith, went into a Committee of the
whole in order te take into consideration
the repart of the felea committee on a
plan for difeharging the national debt.
January l§.
The Heufe then went into a committee
of the whole, Mr. Cobb in the chair, on
the report of the filled committee on the
reduction of the public debt.
The fecoud resolution in the report was
under the consideration of the committee,
and is as follows :
Resolved, that the several clauses of
limitation, in the a&s for laying duties
and taxes on manufactured sugar and
for 7, on licences for retailing, wines and
January 13,
Mr. Dexter presented a report from
the fele& committee on the memorial of
Nathaniel Appleton. Thia memorialist
had Suffered coafidrably by fire, and his
loss had been greater by his having pre
ferred the preservation of forca papers
and books, which were public property to
his ot/n. The commiun in their report
recommended a certain compenfntion.
,On motion of Mr. Dexter, the report
was referred to a committee of the whole
on Thursday.
TbeHoufe went into a committee of
the whole on the report relative to the
meaq of promulgating the laws, Mr.
Cobb in the Chair. A great variety of
plans were proposed but none that Seemed
to meet the G general sense of the House.
Mr. Page wished not only that the laws
might have been printed but that every
thingelfe that puffed in that House, and
every word which was Spoken, might be
accurately taken down by a Short hand
writer employed for that purpole by the
public, and the whole printed and diftri.
bated. The people would then be able
to judge exaftly of the eondud and char
acter of the Representative.
It was then moved by Mr. W. Smith,
that a Committee consisting of a Member
from each State in the Union, Should con
fer on this fubjeß, This was agreed to.
M:. W, Smith brought in a report
from the committee appointed to report
on the means of reducing the national
debt, and to report on the sugar and fnuff
taxes. The report was read. Toe fnuff
tax is proposed to be altered to a duty on
the mortars.
JANUARY 14.
Mr. Sedgwick moved that the Hoofe
Ihoufd go into a Committee on the bill
from the Senate for establishing a purvey
or of public fupplics, with a salary of two
thousand dollars. If the thing was prop
er at all, it ought to be entered into
immediately.
The House accordingly went into a
Committee on the fubjeft, Mr. Cobb in
the Chair.
Approved January 9,179 g.
&O 9 & eWGto&OQQ Qo&O
And he „ further enafled. That the
treasurer be, and he hereby is diredled
seasonably to issue his warrants to the fe
le^men, or assessors, ts the Several towns,
parishes and diftrids within this State
agreeably tothe left proportion a& for as
sessing and collecting the aforesaid sum of
twenty-fix thousand and fix hundred and
Sixty-fix dollars and sixty seven cents.
And the Selectmen and assessors afore
faid are hereby required respectively, to
atfefs and levy the fame according to law,
and cause the fame to be paid into the
treafcry of this State, on or before the
last day of December next ; and the
treasurer Shell issue extents for all taxes
which Shall then remain.
BE it onoßed 6, the Senate and House
of Reprefentatiwet in General- Court convened,
That there be raised the current year tor
the use of this State twemy-fix thousand
fix hundred and Sixty fix dollars and fixty
feven cents ; which sum shall be assessed,
collected and paid into the treafayr on or
before the lafi day of Dec. next; and is
appropriated for dife barging the debts due
from thia State, and fcr the fapport of
Government,
An Aft for railing twenty-fix
thousand fix hundred and sixty
fix dollars and Sixty seven
Cents for the use of this State.
Congress
of the UNWED STATES.
HOUSE OF q^RESENTATIFAS,
Thu disastrous news from Navarre is
confirmed. Gen. Wrrucia has been de
feated, and the troops under his command
put to flight by the French ; his defeat
was the effed of the fame cause with that
of Gen. de la Union, near Moroeh,
namely, four battalion's of the former ha
ving turned their backs to the enemy.
Gen. d'Offura has been attacked at the
fame time, but his troops behaved better.
The Gen. however, notwithstanding the
brave resistance of his army, was obliged
to retreat, after having loft all his artille
ry and baggage. A body of troops from
Arragon, who came to his assistance, gain
ed a little advantage over the enemy, who,
when our letters came away, had not yet
been master of Pampelima, but they were
within a league and ahalf of-that town
with io numerous an army,<hat the greaC
As by the capture of Praga, to defend
which the infrirgepts had united their'ut
moft efforts, the prime qf the Polish treops
were destroyed, no^opcs remained of de
fending Warsaw with faccefs. On the
7th inst. count Ignatius Potocri paid a vis
it to the Ruffian general at his head- quar
ters, with offers of peace. These were rc
jetted, count Suwarrow observing that the
war was not against Poland, but againff
rebels. Potocri took with him a letter
from the King, which was returned open,
ed. On the Bth all the Ruffians and Prus
sians prifonera in Warsaw were set at lib
erty. On the 9th the foreign council was
annulled, and the general commandant,
Wahrlewlki, Surrendered his power into
the hands of the king. It was intimated
to the burghers to exert themselves to save
their property ; on which a deputation of
the magistrates waited on general Suwar
row, to surrender up the town, begging
as a condition that their lives and proper
ty might be refpefted. This was grant
ed, and the general had the generosity to
promise an oblivion of all former injuries.
On the fame day the Ruffians toek posses
sion of the city,and general Potemkin was
Sent to the king of Poland, to guard the
fafery of his perlon.
On the loch, general Suwarrew him-
Self entered the town: And on the keys
being presented to him at the gates, he
threw them into the air, and exclaimed,
" God be praised, that they have not
cost us so dear as those did belonging to
Praga." He was drawn in" triumph into
Warsaw and soon after waited on the king.
Nine thousand Polish troops laid down
their arms, whom general Suwarfow re
leased on' their parole of honey. Some
thousand refufed to Surrender Themselves,
but Suwarrow said, he would not punish
the city for their disobedience. He said
they Should not escape him. General Fer
fen was Sent in Search after them. The,
cannot hold out long, as they are in want
of provisions.
It is said that the Prussians have obtain
ed a victory over the Poles near Byura, in
which ,the latter loft 400 men amongst
whom were 60 officers.
Spirituous libqners, of Tales at anaion, and
on carriages, be repealed," that the said
Several ads be coDiioued in-force until
the year 1801, and that the monies
arising therefrom be appropriated to the
difeharge of that portion of the public
debt which is redeemable by law, fubjed,
however, to a Substitution of other duties
or taxes of equal value to all or any of
the said duties and taxes.
Mr. Nicholas moved to strike out the
woids sugar and, from the resolution.
This motion occasioned-,.a lengthy
debate, which laiied till the hour of
adjournment, and was not then decided.
Yefterftay M. Van Hesse, adjutant to
the Ruffian general Suwarrew, passed this
place on his journey to Potzdam, with
the rews of Warlayv having capitulated to
the Ruffians on the gth infant. The moll
favourable terms have been granted toche
city ; the inhabitants being Secured on
the honor of Imperial majelly, in their
lives and property, and a lor<ivehefs
of al! that is p^. *
[No Boston Poji this meek, hut by the Weft
ern and other MAILS, we have a very
plentiful fa,fly of intelligence, which me
have extruded, both of Foreign and Do
meflic.)
c^orec^?: JuicUc^cuce ,
SURRENDER of WARSAW.
BERLIN, Nov. 18.
MADRID, Oft. 29.