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were firft perceived, then followed wild aad un
irtfoaiabU geftieutaions, extravagant and tu
mulorour joys, blifi, rapture and extacy more
exquisite thaapoetry ever imagined, or fable ever
feigned. Many perfans of great Ircerafy distinc
tion, betides Dr. Beddoes and Mr. J)avy, were the
fubje&a of the experiments. Some compared
ttefrrafctyr of stC#lar vigor and alertness to
that which might enable them to mount aloft in
the air like a balloon. Mr. Southey (the celebra
ted poet,) after inhaling this gas for feme time,
exclaimed in adelirious paroxifm of enjoyment,
that " the atmpfphere of the highest of all possible
heavens mull tontilt of this air." Mr. and Mrs.
Barbauld (the children's friend) among o^ very
diftingii)med per font participated in these experi
ments. Some of themtafter feeling all <¥
delicious transports of the firft experiments,
tfeir fubfeqnent trials enjoyed 4 very fafeinatmg
pleafare of a more sedate and tranquil kind —
ethers ffill continued to experience all the force
and tumult of their primitive raptures. It il re
nlarkable that no defreffiou, fatigue or debility
followed those high fenfatiohs, but that on the
contrary more activity and alertness than usual
remained for some time. Dr. Beddoes conjectures
that the breathing of this gas might enable a per
fan to difpeofe with sleep for a considerable time ;
as he found, after tiling it, a lingular degree of re
freihment from very diminished portions of sleep,
and that he amoke in the morning with all the
propenfitv to active motions observed at th e puer
ile age. This gas had been employed with re
markable success at the Pneumatic Inftitutidn, in
a case of folfy. Dr. B. imagines this remedy will
be particularly adapted to the relief of perlons
whole constitutions have been worn out by debau
chery and intemperance, and to obviate and relieve 1
theinfirmities of old age. He.fuppofes the effica
cy of this gas to depend upon its oxygen being ren
dered more active by its combination with a por
tion of azotic matter, . •<
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From the Mirror.
».mm : ,
It may not be improper to inform some of your
readers, that the word jacobin, which is applied,
as a term Os reproach to the republicans of this
country, dec ived its political fignification from a
society inffituted at the commencement of the
French revolution, which convened Ina vdom
formerly occupied by the religious society of tlie
jacobins. Briffot, Condorcet, Petion, La Fayette,
and a number of the eurlieft, most active, learned,
ditinterefted leader* of the devolution, were
lumber,
Democrat, another (intended!,) opprobrious
epithet, we have derived from the gcN&iment
party in England. It lignifies ah advtateWr the
-sovereignty of the people, in opposition tcFion
archy, where one man rulfs, and ariftocracy, 4
where a few of the well-born affiime the reins, to
the exekifion of the people at large.
Mr. Pitt some time since, in the English House
of Commons, declared, that “ the man who held
forth the fovrefency of the people was an enemy
<to the human race !" It would appear that the
(present) prevailing party in this country were of
the fame opinion, from the frequent use of the
word democrat, which in their conception is one
of the molt reproachful that can be applied to any
ran.
But what idea do these gentlemen attach to our
Constitution ? „Is not the sovereignty of the peo
ple the verv bafn of it I 4 Does it not begin, “
THE PEOPLE of the United States !%Wtortftr
monarchal* m^c^ «»€ Pemocracy , a man who
- proffers himfelf an AMERICAN certainly Should
' not abuse it.
The term anti federalift has also been applied
very liberally to the Republicans of this country,
but farely without cause. At the time that the
federal confutation was adopted, those who were
opposed to it were called anti-federalids. But
among those who now obtain that title, -where
will you find one who is not a (trenuous Support
er of that confutation ? Where will you find one
who will fay with a certain federal member of
Congren that “ if it were in his power he would
kick over the constitution of the United States." ;,
They will not however bellow out the praises
of adminiflration ; they will not advocate a ftand
mg army ; they will not agree that a naby, which
saves 1,000,000 of dollars (a large calculation)&
the expense of 4,000,000 is of any advantage to
the country ; they cannot fee the beneficial effects
of an alien and sedition law ; they cannot fee the
propriety of delivering up without trial, an Amer
ican seaman, to be butchered by ourfriend the
British.
If those be the requisites toconftitute a Fed&uifl,
I Shall fay, "from federalifm keep nie Good
Lord," and subscribe myfelf
AN ANTI-FEDERALIST.
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Foreign Intelligence.;
,#;-«„<} ODtyfr-^
CONSTANTINOPLE, Not 25.
Inte Iligence of a very difafta-ous kind has been
jutt received from the Grand Vizier. He took
fix months to march from Scutari to Damas, and
the contributions that he raised for the fubfirtence
of his army, have alienated the minds of the in
habitants of Asa Minor, from the governmentaf
the Porte.
When the news reached him at hlran, that the
Turks were defeated at Abonkir, nearly one half
of his armydilbanded on his way to alleppo.
The Frerfch General Kleber dispatched to
Arifot a body of troops, to protest that place,
dud prevent the pafige of the Defart. The
TCrand Vizier transferred his camp to the utmost
%kivatal part of Syria, at the beginning of the
D^fr He remained rs days, making
every preparation, and collecting camels, and
Skins' to enable him to traverse the Defart eighty
leagues in extent.-
Gen. Kleber having been informed of his prep
ar^to reinforced the French advanced guard at
^^^x^^
of 2000 dragoons ar French hussars, and a regi
, men: of a thouf ? nd mn,4,ted on^romedaries
with foot folders behind them. He also took
with him a great number of light field pieces, and
having made a circuit fa the Defart, arrived in
the rear of the enemy's caw a, break of day,
^^
camp. The grand Vizier thus uoegpe&edty #t
tackM could not make a long refinance ; and the
French took the camp, , part of hie baggage, and
the remains of his army toward# Datum, which fa
Z 0 Wa Marah from Gaza,
The French bare levied very large contribute
tions in the province of Gaza, particularly .in ^
and tobacco, which are very much wanted in
gypt. They have left a Strong garrison in El
- and a number of engineers to complete
the works. They have also collected at that
place near 20,000 Turkish prisoners, who are all
constantly employed ift ffnifhfog the works. The
intelligence has cayfed a great consternations,
mong the members at the Divan,.and encrefa
the number of those attached to the French. It
is thought that the Grand Vizier Will be djfgraffl
and no hopes are entertained at Constantinople Qf
re-conquering Egypt. ^ ,
The Batavian government, itis W, has fetion
ed cruizers at the mouths of her harbourages pre%
vent vessels departing for England with graiq,,
, - Some commotion, havq.occurted in Sweden pn
account,of the high price of bread ; which were
suppressed by the military. The. difiillatiori ot
brandy is prohibited. , „
<ln many parts of England, in Consequence of
die high price of provisions, mobs/iave assembled,
Seized such as they Could find or obtain by farce,
all fold them m the market at the old prifffe ,},
Barthelemy arrived at Paris F# t, @d, next;
day waited on the Consuls, &c. .„ ' „
,The Helvetic ConUitytion is conformed to the
few French. ~ , . . ~ /
, The French Journals fays that a qpntrel has tak
en place between Mr. Wyndham die British min
ister, and the commander of the Atiftriap ,'tropp4
near Tufeany. ..The cause, the disbanding of &:,-
ed pealanuwhich Mr. W. oppofedC, ,rs%
.' Gen. Mack is to foe a command pre the Rhine.
'Suwarrow is to he commander 1g chief of the
Grand armies of Germany., „ &
:\rte.fr' #
Arrangeinents for.an expedition to Brittanny
are nearly matured. . Sir K. Abercrombie is to
command. The kuffianttopps which weft in
Holland, and , reinforcement are to beemploved.
The Paris papers to the 4th inst. contain a bet
ter from Gen. Hedouville, dated Angers, hn,
24, which States that the Cliouans under the Chiefs
, D' Autichamp, Chatillon, and Botirmontliad made
peace. Gen. Chabot writes from Domfrout, Jap. j
25. that Gen. Lemarque had defeated tb# Gbdt^ris
neat Vimoufo, & to the Forest of Kiss 1 ati ^
that Gen. Dumoulin had defeated t^# ^ them -
near St. James, when a third were killel arid
wounded, the Republics losing four killed, *tid
eight wounded. Other letters from Gen. Gar
<lemie, of the 26th and 28th Jari. State that Geri.
Count Frotto had been defeated with greatdofs;-
as had been another Chief, Duboifeney, and that
the Normans wetedifp'afed to submit. 1 O^^ .
i The Pgris papers of Feb. 6, contain a letter from
general grune, announcing that Gen. Hatty had
defeated the Chouans near Grandchamp ; &that
Georges differed much. Private letters fa,that
the royalists were Superior to Hetty,„opDs, and
that the latter were exposed. F aflion is mm. .
ed between Brune and & Chowan chief Q9W>
but up particulars are men^ned. - .
It is raid Gen. Maitland has returned frog his
mitfon to ascertain the date of the royalifps forces
in the insurgent provinces of Fpnce ; and that
he confirms the Statements of the luecefs of de re
publican General Brune ; and generally tha; the
condition of those royahlU was unpromising. ~
UNION with IRELAND. ,
The Parliament of Ireland have decided , fi
ver ofthis meadire 15$ to %16—absent g.t ren
bers only.—Thtfrefence of the military bteft
vented the DuOTn populate from commitrfrig fc
eeffes. :
The North of Ireland fa la fifth a Bate,^f a
military escort is thought necessary to the fate -
travelling of perfuns of eminence. . ; g!
FEB.T2.
A meeting of the Liter, of London was to be
held about the I, th of Feb. to ratfiefer ofi peti
tion for Peace."
Queen's County in Ireland has ptitipned against
an Union ; a 1 tz persons, burgesses of: Belfaft
have petitioned la favor pf an Union. The coun
ty of Tipperary has petitioned again# the Union.
The county of Down, has petitioned the Irilh
Parliament against a Union. The Roman Catho
lics all over the Island are active on the feme fide.
The inhabitants of the county of Longford,
have petitioned the IriSh parliament ' agataft the
Union. ~
DUfrir, irftf
The corporation of Dublin has unanimously re
folyed tp petition parliament against an Umon.—;
The peo]>le of Dublin are to meet tomorrow ta_
adopt the fame measure, Limerick arid Down
patrick. have also petitioned against the Union.
- In consequence of violence offered to the mem
bers of parliament, who are in favour of a Union,
a troop of horse has been Rationed in the circus
by the partiqment-houfe; and # phrly ofcaval
ry has also beeq Rationed in Sackville Street. The
anti-union members, it is thought, will make this
matter the subject of a motion.
No theatre was ever more crouded, than ite
House pf Commons last night. The boufertfea
bout one o'clock t his day. The avenues were fil
led by the populace Mr. ^rein's coach was
broken to pieces by them, and he narrowly efesp
ed. Other Onion members were availed. A mil
itary body was called forth, and major Swan dis
charged a pistol among the people hot wa# after
wards obliged to flee.
Varney Darby, Esq. and m^jor Rogers, are te.
dered to the bar of the commons to answer for an
interference with military force to prevent the
people of Bir, from holding a meeting tbeonfider
of the Uniop.^ ^. - . -to^-—wis
if ^afcfy Q—r m>fal„ gte# ™ Y
ft tettaw certain the Ruffians will r'efurri home.
A courier arrived here from St. Petersburg, has
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already on its march home. This freumfente 1
has rendered an alteration in the preparations for
exertions tn making arrangements for profecutmg
the war with vigour will be red^ubled,^ ^
It is nowfaid,thnt instead of the Ruffians, troops
of the empire will be taken into the pay & Great
t>riWo.
All the meafureawhich toe hitherto tetter
^~^^
relating (as It is Gid) to the movements es the
French on the ftfite banks of the Rhine, and to
the measures which his royri htgfinefth d thought
¥ceffary, tec9Rfequence ts them. ™- #
A cor, efto,**# Neapolitan troops, 4000 of
, , Which are cavalry, willjoin our army in juily,„
under the command of field marshal the prince of
Hesse Philipllhal. , , -
This fornink tte archduke Palatine and his
canfort departed from this city for Qfen,
.t &rfft YiyTTGninms:
oThe day before yellerday, an officer arrived at
the imperial head-quarters at Dmia riefehing^r
from Prague, with official accounts„ofW@%W.
warrow's having received positive orders, by'a
, courier from his imperial majesty of Ruilia, to
proceed s, hit return to Russia with the army at
pretent in cantonments in Bohemia ap'd Auttria,
and that the advanced guard had immediately af
terwards received orders to Gt ohiri march bn the'
~4^h,nft. . . . ''
"V An officer froth the Ven&e hat bee# observed
;at the head-quarters at Dodauefebingefy who tf°
Ifer a short stay, proceeded on his way to Conr-'
fond. The brave commander of the ittfurgentl of
1 Arezzo^s also there.' - 4 - ^ , - !
[ fo ' 'FR/N&FORr,7FMt.'
* Contrary to our expectation, the cloucte with
„ . Whicbthe political horizori had been 'Jdf some
{time #vbrcaft, 'are ndw difperfirig. 'Auffrlti, rier
foer Milking to Conquer France,'for W ftfterfere';
tn her cqnftitution, but merely cafoifig ofr ,rat
for fer own defence and security, has' found the
propolis of the firft confhl Buonaparte, acefy
tab^ ,► and, according to apttentic &coms,%f
negsciatioris, hitherto carried on with great secre
cy, have already so far succeeded, that the* conte
quenches will soon appear.. The returnoftheßtf
fiahrotheir pwri'couritfry seems to confirm our'
ho}®l, that negotiations for peace arefaafl'ate^of
ortteft from Paris.'' % '
letters from Mentz, fate, that' several ,detach-'
merits of troops, from the French army of rfte
Riirie, have received orders to proceed to the
cruft of Inlanders and to the Vendee by forced
narches. .
1 The report of # convention having been con
anded between the elector of Mentz and Mr,
Wick 1^ mis'wi |h0utf6undati on.0n.
bPim,lß Pluvojfe, Feb.,.
Buonaparte, First Cupful of the Republic, to the
:^ * /Conservative Senate.
S&iatta, conformably to the 16th article of tpe
conllitution, the chief Consul prefenrsto you as a
candidate for ibe vacancy in the conservative
senate, citizen . Barthelemy, formerly an ambafla
dor of the republic, who, during his diplomatic
career, signed a peace with the king of Spain and
the King of Prussia..-
, .BUONAPARTE.
On the fame day Buonaparte appointed Carnot
and Petiet, coumfellors of fate.
,]VAS^
Order of the dayfotheConfular Guard and all
\, thg troops gfi the Republic. .;
rrHJNGXDN is no more. That great man
fought a gaQjyranny. He firndyedablifhed the
liberty of his country, His memory will be ever
French people, as it muftbe- to every
.! e M ItfflPto j, She two worlds, and elpeci
@ll„b the, French lofdiers, who like him and 'the
Americans, bravely fight for Liberty and Equali
, The firft consul in eft^nce o^^ that for
^^ % crapes foil ^ fyfyended to all the
standards and flags bf the Repubn..
/ -; ,; [rarte 2ft teat.
^ Ttfa confidently announced that citizen 'borne
hasjuft set out again for Berlin, charged with a
-very important mission.; - :.. ^ ?^
. w, Pluviofrrabte
Roederer presented to, the Grinfervative Senate
a report from government of the rihmber of French
citizens who had refufed, and who had accepted
the dew Conftitutibn. ? ' .;.
I ^ 1,562 perfogs had refufed it,. , ^ + ,t
3,012 56, had accepted it.
-The number of those who accepted the present,
Exceeded b, more than 1,200,000 the number who
accepted the confutation of 1793, and about
0,000,900 more than those who accepted the con-
Aitution of the year 3. Three@illions of, voters
form a very great majority ,of frenchman, of age
to exercise political rights; and ire almoftthe
whole pf the citizens, heads of families,, who unite
iriseUigeoce with property. ' ^ § ,§
By the last letters from Germany it.appears,
that though innumerable , armies are forming,
France ta no great occafiop to be alarmed, The
Court of Vienna seems herfelfto tillnk of peace.
At least we may concltidb this from the
language of the official gazette of latfiinrfpeato
ing of the new government of France. The fol
lowing is an extract fromthe court gazetted
Vienna fy' ° °
•*lt is notjuft to be forward to eenfure the.late
changes that have taken place 3# France, and the
new form of government that appears to be adop
ted In that country.. We must .wait for proofs,
since if we were to judge only from the firft coup
CoUCTim events serve to shew the return ofi
deas and sentiments of just government,' from
KtWutiopary felted widely eftran.
in that the letter of Buonaparte to the
as infinitely better received than that
ote to London. Mr. Bernftoff, dpt!
t#^#
Tl*. de Bellegrade, the Aufirian min
ijourney to Berlin,
te^tegfe
neftic Intelligence;&^
:I fa&QQ>„t^ te
' fete' ^" ' R/cß)f6%f0cg,26. %
Thee never perhaps was ^n active and eminent
member of any legifljtive alterably, whose char,
a* food farther above impeachment than that
df#L Madison. The universal and marked at
t^ntidn Which this gentleman commanded imCon
grefs was a tribute of reseed which all parties
paid not more to his abilities than his virtues, to
irreproachable tenor of a life, that since his
^ntrasce upon the political career has remained
witfart# blot, arid @h@ye the fnafr
I^b^r^^,
for fltfmiffiy the film of Jonathan, Robbins, the
debt that the President would undergo, the ordeal
:^X%^^
the s,^£ for tils cheder, like pure gold.
palling through the furnace, could not Icofe
of its itatrinfic worth by invettigation. But mark
the change. When the motion was made for cal
hug upon the Pqefident 1& the documents rela
tive so tlfe companions of Jonathan Bobbins, who
were tried and acquitted in the federal court of
, New ferfey,the fa,e ,h, those \yhowere before
so conndent, dated as if they had 'burnt their fin
gers, Ro—no-no more documents—,e have e
nough already.'
'PHiLAIjEQrU, APRIL 2.
The bill for deciding disputed elections of Pre
sident, which parted the Senate on Friday, 16 to
12, demands public regard ; it carries power tp
a molt serious extent indeed, and as we predicted
in the outfefcnd ,hich predirtioQ drew on us 1
the resentment,ffy authors,, it goes to create a
new branch ^ the government Which ca&nuc
whom they pleafeffithe fad of 9 ur gp v gfr.-
By our absence troth the Senate filter, we^tot
able to report the debates on rhe .paffageWthis
bill tte' tiurd ifme, and dart only regret that no
person has had industry of interest enough in the
filmed to take notes' of the foeech of Mr.
CHARLES PINCKNEY on that' occasion.
which we underhand to be generally allowed
to have been equal in eloquence and Arength
& reafbnhtg to 6ny thing ever delivered within
.uie w&liot dongreA. We understand he declared
2 to.be "tinCtflittitutional; an# its tendency dangers'
otis to the Tiberties of the country? We must
• tope? and we foljcij, thaf this gectleinan vill at
5 tome future period offeifure favor the public with
fit dud others of his fpeechei, for which we have , 4
,dfien^^plied pft is Sjuftirewhich he owes to
His country arid himfefy to point out to the pub
lic the danger'of the extraordinary measures now
tyrtiring: ; 0 '
:Weuhderftana Mr. Baldwin of Georgia oppoled'
die ele&orial council bill, or aift is called, Mr?'
Rofft bill, with ' great force, and arguments clear,
nervous, and tirianfwerable,iMeffrs. Kofs, Dexter,
and Read replied—hut their strength lay in the
dead majority of which they were fore before
they began.
\ Mr. Livermore of New-Hampshire, is entitled
to great credit for his candour in this debate.' He
lionelily confeffed he would not vote for tty bill? 3
he confidefed it as tyrannical and unconffitutioh
al, ♦. 4 ^ ,^w,w& ^^ c<
Mr. Lawrence of New-Yorlr did net declare
himfdf so openly, but bis opinions were clearly^
the fame's those of Mr. Livermore, Mr. Piri'ck-"
ney and Mr. Baldwin, for he left the Senate chains
ber on the division without voting.'
Under these circuraflances of doubt, with * those«
gentlemen, and the fmal lmajority, there fs just"
reafonto hope that the boule of representatives
will rejeft it altogether. '
. 0 -':_=.+ b. 11+ - ^>
-/ 4& M+ ^NRW-r6R'r, lftiLy.''
The feirit and principle of the American revo
lution can be preferred only by the energy, aftiv
jty; and zeal & every free citizen. To fight for
liberty, to exlauft the treafutef and ; the resour
ces of the roontry in defence of freedom, a,dthen ";
to abandon-the cause, and-give Up into the- hands
of (peculating ariftoerats, the fruits of their gio- ~
rious convert, includes the most ihameful derificF'
tion of republican fenthnebt a fttrtender ; of eve?,
thing valuable in the hands of the American peb-'
pie. We have fought for liberty; .weave vb-;
rained the object of the contest, out in all these
cases the. preferyation and perpetuity of thefe
enjoyments, is matter of high and important con
sideration. On this fubjeCt there can be but one"
jest fiy^tvbm, on e .ultimate decree, one unal- r
terable detffnv^Q&^ttetfoutir
lie servants (hall be composed of men, Whole fr
publican charaflet and sentiments are indubita- ..
Me and nnqquivpcaL There is no political fal da
tion for .this country, but in the election bf such 1
men'to fill,all public offices. The public agent
that has once given prof that he is no tonger" at
tached to the principles of the revolutioriyor what "
is exa&ly.fynonymotis, be is no longer a repubM
fan, Ihopld be didniffed forever trpm public fee-'
vice. Citizens of htew-Yorkl look watte yotir
elections ; chuofe the firm and well tried friends -'
to y<Air dear rights ; if you waver, if you hectare.
If you iiegte& ,this refpeft >our .duty, you will ''
wreck upon the fyeals.tf aristocratic defigri thfe" :
veira of Bate ,which indufain it ttediberties and ^
happiness of the people. Resolution, firmnefeand,
a republican concord, however, wW tye you
froth ruin., At your ne,t election, therefore,
bring forward and ffipport as candidates, die'
fr tends of the .people, the staunch republicans, tbe '
old and well tried whigs of the fetel^onacy *
:ft^: t'
ii COMMERCIALLY INTERESTING; ~,
Extraa of 4 lehef fem a refpefrble house in the
1.; zoo&tfte Afarcftl fb r
4" Two Packets from Spain are arrived in Trin- < *
ad g Uiefyme time ; difotches for govern
^fr*!here/efterday, by exprufs, and Q o fe
nt individuate will reach to-morrow? Tfify fe-
; port as follows mowing to the reprefenration of
,i> Iffapdof m, madri.by thejuerctots and in^^
t^PW ^kirigrf Spain, the to Os Aid
e^xri^rf^^
zonThhich to to be called the supreme, and is that a
of Caible, in which srechofen three mimflers from
each branch ofthe ministry ; the mimiler de HI&M
&emls, of fing4%afeppre{fed, and each rrfpeft- ,
ike minmar oflhis body is to exereft his rune
, I io^ 1W ratom hutifes of the Interior' of tymT 9
, qhat formtei, were under toe contrenl of the df-1
t?^ ^ e A¥ ^ 4,^^s ^ ^ der ^
r the care and infpefbon of the jufhee ateachtown.
Ifo tos#^&* A^^t''
,perion israxea in nitiieaci# A taxis hicewne lev
, iftlWftvic,to Crops, groceries, :
I 'Kyries. Ttemrafer ofi war will? Occupy
, governor of the Island of ninjdad wl@n
by the EngfWh, has beta beheaded in Ma.
ntenced by a eouncil of warfur giving up
:e.— Peace is expected."
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- i<m%;&, .
. <'C^~, $M &b, 1800.
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places. Mmy enriderf^tiortt have been reverted.
Lately an American ship, having been carried into ,
Malaga by a French privateer was. released by the
Cartful without looking to the papters; or lillea- j
ing to fthe cepturt,, . - ^tew^» •
[The'above tee know was written at Cadiz,foci
1 revived hereby t fcfpeaable mercantile concern.,;