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meceffarily extends irfelf to the monar
chial part. ~,,
When the people of England sent for
George the First, (and it woeld puzzle
a wiser man than Mr. Burke to discover
for what he could be wanted, os what
service he could render) they ought at
lead to have conditioned, for the aban
donment of Hanover. Besides the end-
Jess German intrigue,, that must follow
from a German efe&w,being King of
England, there is a na oral impoffibi
jity of uniting in therfune person the
principles of Freedom and the princi
ples of Defyotifm, or ha it is usually
Quel -in foEM# Arbitrary Power.
A German Ele&or it ia his eleaorite a
despot : How then could it be expected
that he, @ty3 be attached to princi
« liberty in one country, while his
to another was to be Supported
„ despotism ? The union cannot exist ;
iid it might easily have been forefeen,
that German Electors would make Ger
man Kmgs, or, in M r . Burke's words,
would assume government with" con
tempt." The English have been in the
habit of considering the King of En
gland only in the charter in shich he
appears to them : whereas thefame per
fop, while the connexion lasts, has a
home fea§i^another country, the inre
reft of, which is different to their own,
bpd the principles of governments ,in
typofirfo, ; tot each ofbcr. To such a
person England will appear as town ra
&enc,, and, the eledarate as the alate.
The English my wiffi, as I believe they
do, success to the principles of Liberti
in France, or in Germany ; but a Ger
man Elector trcmbfes for the fate of
defpo.ifm in his deaerate; and the
Dutchv of Mecklenburg, where the pre,
sent Queen's family governs, is under
the fame wretched, date on arbitrary
power, and the people in slavish vaffs
lage.-
There never was a time when it be
come the English to watch continental
intrigues more cicumfpedly than at
tte present moment, and to distinguish
• the polities of the Eledoapte from th,
politics o/the Nation. TIUI Revoluti
on' of France has entirely changed the
ground with refpe& to" fap^ and
France, qb nation, ; battle German
defpm, „t 9 Pfeffia at their head, are
combining aganlt Liberty ; and the
foudnefs of Mr. Pitt for. office, and the
interest which all his family connexions
have obtained, do not give fufficient fe-
Curity agai&ft this intrigue.
As every thing which passes ia the
world becomes matter for hiftory, I wi 1
now quit this fubjea,and take !a concise
review of the gate of parties and poli
tics in England, as Mr. Burke has done
in France...
Whether the present reign commenc
ed with contempt,l leave toMr.Burke :
certain however it is/hat it had strong
ly that appearance. The animosity of
the English nation, it is very well re
membered, ran high ; and, had the
true principles of Liberty been as well
understood then as they now promise to
be, it is probable the nation would net
have patiently Submitted to fe much.
George the First and Second were Can
fibre of a rival in the remains of the
Quarts ; and is they could not but con
fide? themselves as standing on their
good behaviour, they bad prudence to
keep their German principles of go
vernment to the'rafelves ; but at rhe
Stuart family wore away, the prudence
became left nCcefoy.
The contest between rights* .nd
what were called prerogative, gonti
mned to heat ito nation till feme time
after the eußclafioaof th, American
war, whea all MOMP it fell a calm ;
execration exchanged irfelf for applaofo
and court popularity. Sprung, up like a
mushroom in the tiff
°j£ijl=-
MONDAY, NOV. 28.
nffß' Ame's presented the petition
M°f Samuel Brick, and others, pro
prietors of the fail-cloth Manufactory
Boftbn, praying that they may have
the exclude privilege of affixing cer
tain marks to thlir fail-c'otti, and that
measures may be adopted for prevent
ing the said mark's from being tiled by
others ;—which was read and referred
to the Secretary of State. -
HOUSE OF R^PR^fEWTrfirES.
CONGRESS;
FRIDAY, dec; 2;
An engrossed bill for the relief of Ja
vid Cook, was read a third time, led
parted. Ordered that the said biU),e
amended, arid tha, the title bp'atfH
ffr the relief of David Ccok and Q,,
mas Campbell. .
A, bill relative to the demon pf a
Prefident'arid Vice-President of thelJ
nitedStates, also declaring thri officer
who (hall ,& as President in case of va
cancies both of the President and Vice-
Prefiderit was read a second time, and
referred to a. committee of the whole
house on Wednesday next,and a hundred
copies ordered tribe printed.
Mr. Heiner presented a petition of
tie united brethren for propagating the
gospel among the Indians, praying to
be confirmed with titles of certain lands
granted them by the United States,
which was read andr&red to tie aim
The house in committee of the whole ,
took into confidera<ion the bill making
compensation to certain widows, &c. and
having made progress therein rose and
asked leave to fee again.
TUESDAY, NOV. 29J
Sundry petitions ^ere read, and re
ferred to the heads of departments.
Mr. Livermore, from the committee
for that purport appointed, broupn In
a bill for establishing th, Foft-Offices
and Pod-Roads of the Waited States,
which was read, and ordered to lie on
the table, : , :
Mr. Dayton prefented l Jr petition
from certain persons under the descrip
tion Os refugees; from .Canada,..which
was read, and referred tp a feled com
mittee of Mefs'rs. Dayton, B. Bourne,
and Venable. '^
.The order of the day was then calk
ed for,, and the house in committee of
the whole proceeded on the bill making
compensation to widows, orphaoafind
invalids, in certain cases, ,nd hfying
gone through the fame with fope a
mendments, a motion for fifing ,„ a.
greed to, and the house adjourned.
Aa engrossed bill making competi
tion to widows, orphans, and invalids
in certain cases was read a third time
and paged. The title was altered ,0
read?"An aa for the relief of widows,
orphans, invalids,^ and; other persons..
The bill.fent from the senate for con
currence, relative to the ele&iOn of the
President and Vice- President, &c.~-was
read a firft time; ! (
A report from th Secretary at War
;on the petition of Capt. W. Campbell,
: was read and laid on the table.. '
The house revived itfelf into 1 com
mittee of the whole, to take into pon
fideration a bill fcr the relief of David
Cook. The bill teas reported without
amendment. A clause was introduced
by the house, making provifien for
Capt. William Campbell, and then the
bill was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Mefs'rs Lawrence, Fitzlimons, and
Barnwell were appointed a committee
to bring in a bill, to explain and amend
the ads relating to the seven years'
half pay promised, to the widows and
orphans of officers who have diedin
the service of the United States, and pf
persons who are or have been entitled to
pensions as invalids.
Mr. Livermore presented a petition
from the Legislature of New-Hamp
feire, la favour of invalid pensioners,
which was referred to the above com
«ttH.
Seiidry petitions were presented, read
#nd referred.
WEDNESDAY, NOV, 111.
Several petitions were read.' 6
The report of the Attorney-General,
on the .judiciary fyflem^was referred to
a fcje& committee of five.
;,A bill concerning the regifte.ing or.
recording pf (hips or vessels, was read a
fr&and second time, and referred to a
committee of the whole on Tuefday
next. + . , ,<
, Two petitions - .from the. diftill# of
Rum, and Geneva , in Providence, pray
ing an appeal of the Excise- Law ; which
was read and referred to the Secretary
of the Treasury
, The bill concerning widows, orphans
invalids, &c. was dilcuffed, and order
ed to be engroßed for a third read
ing. . 'r
&—~«b 1
Thursday, d&c,l. r; h ij
mittee appointed to bring in a bill for
the file of the vacant lands of the Uni
ted States. >'
The petition of Nathaniel Lucas was
referred to the Secretary of War.
The order of the day being called for,
the house went into a committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill for the
year 1792. Mr. Muhlenberg in the
chair.
- Thia Dili it founded on ihe report of
the Skeletal, < th e Treasury, Nov. il,
the total amoprtaions amounting to
one 'million fifty eight thousand, two
hundred twenty two dollars eighty one
cents and two thirds. After the clerk
had finifhed reading, conliderable debate
took- place, at the close of which tire
committee rofe} reported progress, and
allied leave to fee again. 3 ,
(-Ordered, that the T^aTarar's a&-
copnre of the rectipts'and expenditures
of public-monies, laid before tire house,
be published, and that ,00 copies be
printed. ," „ *
, -A mmion^frionraae; that oh the third
Monday of every annual fefion of Con
gress, it shill be the duty of every of
ficer entrusted with the application of
pdblick monies, to lay before this house
a particular account of the items of such
expenditure,, &c. which motion was
read and laid on the table. '/ ,
A motion that a committee be ap
pointed to examine and report upon the
flute of the Treasury department ; and
that such committee be annually ap
pointed on the second Monday of every
session. Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Ames laid before the house a re
presentation from the State of Maffa-
Chufetts, refpefting invalid pensioners,
which was read and referred to the com
mitteriappointed yesterday on that fub
jeh. Adjourned until Monday morn-
General ^. Clair's Letter,^
Major-General Knox> Se
cretary of War,
Fort Wajhingten, Nov. §, 1,9'
S'l R.t
YESTERDAY afternoon the remains
of the army under my command
goc back tb this place, and f have no^
the painful ti& to give you an accountot
as Warm and unfortunate an action as al
most any that has been fought, in which
every corps was engaged and worsted ex
cept the lire regiment— that had been
detached,upon a service I had the honor
to inform..you of in my last difpath,and
had not joined me. ? J
On the 3d inst. the army bad reached
a creek about twelve yards wide,running
to the Southward of weftpwhich^l believe
to have been the river St. Mary, that
empties itfelf into the Miami, of the
lake at the Miami village, about 4.
o'clock in the afternon, having marched
near 9 miles, and were immediately
encamoed upon a very commanding
piece of ground in two lines, having the
abovementioned creek in front. The
right wing composed of Butler's, Clark s
and Patterfan's battajlions, command,
ed by Major General Butler, formed
the firft line, and the left wing, consist
ing of Bedinger's and Gaither's battai
lions, and the second regiment com
manded by Lieut. Colonel Darke, for
med" the second line, With an interval
between them of about seventy yards,
which was all the ground would allow.
The right fink was pretty well ^cur
ed tty the creek, a steep bank and Faulk
ner's corps ; tome of the cavalry and
their 'piquets covered the left flank.
The mili fa were thrown over the creek,
and advanced about one quarter ofa
mile 2nd ericam ped in the fame order.
There were a few Indian's who ap
peared dn the opposite fide of the creek,
but fled with the utmost precipitation
on the advance of the militia. At this
place, which I judged to be about fif
teen miles from the Miami # village, I
had determined to throw a flight work,
theplan of which vas coricerted that
evening with Maj. Ferguson, wherein
to have depofred the men's knapsacks,
and every thing cife that was not of ab
folote necessity, and to have moved on
to attack the enemy as soon as the firft
regiment was come up ; but they did
not permit me to execute either, for on
the 4th, about half an hour before fun.
rife, and when the men had been just
dismissed from the parade (for it. was a
constant practice to have them all un
der arms a considerable time before day.
light) an attack was made upon the mi
litia—those gave way in a very little
time, and rulhed into camp through
Maj Butler's battallion, which, toge
ther with part of Clarke's, they threw
into considerable disorder, and which,
notwithftandjng the exertions of both
those officers,' was< never altogether re
medied, the Indians following close at
their heels. The fire, however, of the
firft line checked them, but aimoft in
stantly a very heavy attack began, upon
tbit line, And in a few mirfutes it was
extended to the second likewise—the
great weight of it was directed against
the centre of each, where toe artillery
was placed, apd from which the men
Were. fcpeat&iy{ driven with great
daughter. Finding rp great effe& from
our fire, and # confdfion beginning to
spread from the great number of men
who were filling in all quarters, it be
came necessary to try what could be
dried 6y the bayonet; Lieut. Colonel
barkers accordingly ordered to make
a charge with part of this second line,
and to turn the left flank of thte'enemy
ethis was executed with great spirit
A— the Indians instantly gave way, arid
were driven back three or four hundred
yards ; but for want of a fufficient num
ber of rifle-men to pursue this advan
tage, the, soon returned, and the troops
were obliged to give back in their turn;
Ar this moment they had entered our
camp by the' left flank, having pushed
back the tribops that were posted there.
Ariothercharge was made Here by the se
cond regiment,Butler's & Clarke's bat-;
talicns, with equal effed, and; it was
repeated several times,&always with fuc
©hfs ; in all of them many men were loft,
and particularly the officers,which with so
raw troops was a left altogether irreme
diable.—ln that jyft fpokedf, made by
the 2d regiment 2nd Butler, batallian,
major Butlerrwas dangerously wounded,
and every officer of the fecond'regiment
fell, except three, one of whom, Mr.
Grdat6ri wp (hot through the body.
Our artillery being now filented^nd all
the officers killed,except captain Ford;
who was very badly wounded, and more
than half of the army fallen, being cut
off from the road, became /necessary to
abtempt the regaining it, gadto n?ake &
retreat, if poffibig,— To this purpose ite
remaihs of the army were formed as well
as circumstances would admit, towards'
the right of the encampment, from which
by the way of the second line another,
charge was made upon the enemy, ,as if
with the design to turn their right flank,
bo,Jn fad to gain the road.—This wtf
effected,and, as soon as it ,4ppeo, ths
mifria took a long it, followed by the
troops major Clarke, with his batallion,
covering the rear. -The retreat, in these
circumstances, was, you may be fare, a,
very precipitate one—it was, in faft, a ;
flight—The camp and the artillery .were
abandoned: but that was unavoidable, %
for not an horse was left alive, to have
drawn it off, had it otherwise been prac
ticable. But the mod difgracefol part
of the business is, that the greteft part
of the men threw away their arms and
accoutrements, even after the pursuit,,,
(which continued about four miles) had
ceafeu. I found the road strewed with
them for many miles but was not able to
remedy it ; for having had all my horses
killed, and being mounted upon one that
could not be pricked out of a walk, I, -
coaid not get forward myfelf ; and the
orders I sent forward, either to halt the.
front or to prevent the men from parting
with their arms, were unattended to. _
The rout continued quite to fort Jef
ferfon, twenty-nine miles, which waa
retched a little after fon-fettin^.
' The a&ion began about half an hour
before fun-rife, and the retreat was at
tempted at half an hour after 9 o'clock.
Lhave not yet been able to get returns
of the killed arid wounded ; but major
general Butler, lieutenant- colonel Old
ham of the militia ; majorßergufon,ma
jor Heart, and majorClar^e, are among
the former. Colonel Sargenfy i^y adju
tant-general, lieut,at-folon,l Dark,
lieutenant,colonel Gibson, majorßutler,
: and the Viscount Malartie, who served
me as an aid-de-camp,aye among the lar
- ter, and a great number of captains and
fabalterns in both,
' I have now, Sir, finished my mel,n~
choly tale—^ ^ that ^I" fel ^ fe °~