The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-12-09 00:00:00, page 2

the Cammind of General Wayne, is a
huppy presage to our military operations
against the hostile Indians North of the
Ohio. From the advices which have
been forwarded, the advance he has made
must have damped the ardour of the sava
ges, and weakened their obstinacy in wa
ging war against the United States, and
yet, even at this late hour,when ourfow
er to punish them cannot be queßio^ed,
we (hail not be unwilling to cement a
lifting peace, upon terms of candour, e
qaity, and good neighbourhood.
Towards none of the Indian uibes have
overtures of friendihip been spared. The
Creeks in particular are covered from en
croachments by the interposition of the ge
neral Government, and that of Georgia.
From a desire also to remove the difeon
tents, of the Six Nations, a settlement
meditated at Prefq' file, on Lake Erie,has
been fafpended ; & an agent is now en
deavouring to reaify any misconceptions
into whith they may have fallen. But I
cannot refrain from again prilling upon
your deliberations, the plan which I re
commended at the last feffioo, for the im
provement of harmony with all the Indians
within our limits, by the fixing and con
ducting of tradinghoufes,upon the princi
ples then expressed.
Gentle^rn of the House of Reprefentati-ves,
The time which has copied fir-ce the
commencement of our fiscal measures, has
developed car pecuniary resources, so as
to open away for a definitive plan for the
redemption for our public cebt. It is
believed, that the result is such as to en
courage Congrefi to consummate this work
without delay. Nothing can more pro
mote the permanent welfare of the na
tion, and nothing would be more grate
ful to our conftiiuents. Indeed, what
soever is unfinished of our system of pub
lic credit, cannot be benefited by pro
craflination, and as far as may be practi
cable, we ought to place that credit on
grounds which cannot be disturbed, and
to prevent that progressive accumulation
of debt, which must ultimately endanger
all governments.
An estimate of the necessary appropri
ations, including the expenditures into
which we have been driven by the infur
reaion, will be submitted to Congress.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and of
the House of Representatives.
The Mint of the United States has en
tered upon the coinage of the precious
metals, and coafiderable fumsef defective
coin., and bullion have been lodged with
the director by indiviuals. There is a
pleasing profpe&, that the institution will,
at no remote day, realize the cxpeda
tion which was originally formed of its
utility.
In subsequent communications, certain
circumftazces of our intercourse with for
eign nations will be transmitted to Con
gress ; however, it may not be unfeafon
able to announce, that ray policy, in our
foreign tranfaaions, has been, to culti
vate peace with all the world—to observe
treaties with pure and aGfolutc faith—tc
explain what may have been misapprehen
ded—and correct what may have been in
jurious to any nation ; and having thus
acquired the right, to lufe no time in ac
quiring the ability, to insist upon justice
being done to ourfelvcs.
Let us unite, therefore, in imploring
the Supreme Ruler of nations, to Spread
his holy protection over these United
States, to turn the machinations of the
wicked to the confirming of our conftitu
tion—to enable us at all times to root out
internal Sedition, and to put invasion to
flight—to perpetuate to our country that
prosperity which his goodness has already
conferred, and to verify the anticipa
tions of the government being a Safe
guard to human rights.
fi.• ^^"CTu^^^y^o^.
United States, Nov. 19, 1794.
THURSDAY, NOV. 20.
The Hhufe resolved itfelf into a com-
mittee of the whole on the President's
speech—Mr. Trumbull in the chair.—
The following resolution was moved and
agreed to —That it is the opinion of this
committee, that a refpeafpl address ought
to be presented to the President to the U
nited States, in answer to his address to
both Houses yesterday—with afturances
that this House will take into their serious
consideration the important matters re
commended to their attention.
The Committee rose and reported this
resolution to the House, by whom it was
adopted ;—and Meffra. Madison, Scott,
and Sedgwick, were appointed a Com
mittee to prepare the address.
The House then proceeded to the choice
of a Chaplain for the session ; on counting
the ballots it appeared that the Rev. Alh
bel Green was re-elected.
A message was received from the Pres
ident of the United States, by his Secreta
ry Mr. Dandridge—who brought to the
House sundry documents alluded to in the
President's address.
The Address of the Senate to the Pres
ident of the United States, in anfaer to
his Speech to both Houses of Congress,
is to be paefented to-morrow at twelve o'
clock.
" ft HE Convention having de
creed that the Flags of the French and
American Republics should be united and
fly together in the Hei of its fitting, in
tedimony of the union and frienuthip
which ought eternally to iubfift between
the two people : I thought I could not do
less to manifeft the deep impreffiao this
decree hath made upon me, and the grace
ful Sentiments of my constituents, than in
executing their flag, to be offered, in their
alma,to the Representatives of the French
people.
“ I have had it made agreeable to
the last form, decreed by Congress ; ard
have confided it to citizen Barney, an
officer of diftinguilhed merit, who ren
dered great Services upon the sea, during
the course of our revolution. He is char
ged to present it to you, and deposit it. in
the place you may think proper to assign
for it.
The reading cf the papers received
from the President of the Unied States
yesterday, was resumed—during which,
the Committee appointed to anf^er the
Prefiient's address, broughtin a report —
which was read and referred to a commit
tee of the whole House on Monday next —
interim to be printed for the House.
The reading of the papers received
from the President was finished. Com
mittees were appoint-d on the feverai
fubjefts submitted to the attention of Con
gr~fs in the President's speech.
A resolution laid onthe table yesterday,
by Mr. Sedgwick, for reifing and Ration
ing a military force in the four wefiern
counties of Pennf, Ivania, was taken into
cjsfidcr^tion, in committee of the whole
—agreed to —reported to the House, and
a Committee, confining of Messrs. Mur
ray, Hillhoufe, and Giles, appointed to
bring in a bill.
Adjourned until Monday.
The papers received from the President
were then read by the clerk—they are
numbered from one to twelve—and prin
cipally relate to the Wefterr. infurredion
—difputches from Gen. Wayne received
in the recess, &c.
'' CITIZEN PRESIDENT,
vention.
" Paris, Sept. 2,2 d year of the Re^
public, one and indivisible.
Tbe Minifler of the United States of Ameri
ca, to ibe President of th National Con-
Citizen Barney entered the Conven
tion, bearing the American Flag ; and
amidst the reiterated plaudits of the mem
bers, made the following short, but pat
riotic and compreheufive
ADDRESS.
CITIZEN PRESIDENT,
HAVING been charged by the Min-
The reading of these papers was con
tinued until the adjournment.
A bill introduced by Mr. W. Smith,
for granting to Mr. White, the delegate
to Congress from the territory feuth of the
Ohio, the privilege of franking letters,
also to provide for his compensation as the
members of the House of Representatives
are com per, fated; was twice read, and
committed for'to-murrow.
“ Accept then, this Flag,citizen Prefi
dent, as a new pledge of the sensibility
with which the American people always
receive any proofs of friendship, given
them by their good and brave Allies, as
of the plcafure and eagerness with which
they cherish every circumstance tending
to cementand consolidate the union and
concord of the two Republics. [Loud and
repeated abplaufa ] (Signed)
JAMES MUNROE."
PRESENTATION of the AMERICAN
^orug,??, </lrib&l&.
FRIDAY, NOV. 21.
TRANSLATION.
FLAG.
ifter Plenipotentiary of the United. States
of America, to bring to the Convention,
the Flag which had been requeued of him
—A Flag under which I have had the hon
°r °' felting our common enemy, during the
war wmeh hath secured our Liberty and
Independence, I acquit myfelf of this
honourable commission with the most live
ly fatisfadion, and place it in your hands
—henceforth fofpended on the fide of the
tri-coloured flag of the French Republic,
it will become the symbol of the union
which subsists between the two nations,
and which will endure, I hope, as long as
that Liberty which they have so bravely
acquired, and so wifely secured.
Captain Barney then advanced with the
flag to the feat of the President, who gave
him the fraternal embrace, amidst loud
shouts of Vive la Republiques !
Fredericksburg, 'rHEY mention that a
Nro. 13. I mutiny had been ex
cited by two ferjeants and fix others of
the Alexandria Infantry. Their objeft,
the disbanding of the army— They had
succeeded in bringing over the privates of
Col. Lane's regiment, to their views,
and were making progress in Colonel
Campbell's when their intentions were
difeovered. They were tried on the 4th,
Imprimis —I resign my foul to him who
has of late inspired me with so many capi
tal efforts in favor of liberty, equality and
the rights of man.
My body I commit to the earth, and
knowing 1 fhal' tbe buried at the public ex
pence, my will is that 1 have no other mo
nument that the shoats of the populace.
My heart I leave to be raffled for be
tween Barrere, Tallien and Collot d'Her
bois.
My principles to be shared in common
amongst the firft class of the Jacobins
in France, Great Britain, &c. Over and
above which,! bequeath my courage to the
English Jacobins, being the only quality
they seem to want in the perfection of their
education.
I, MAXIMILIAN ROBERSPI
ERRE, citizen of Paris, and member of
the republic of France, one, indivisible and
unimpreffible, knowing the uncertainty of
all things, and in particular,that of human
life, do make this my last Will and Test
ament in manner and form as follows :
My nerves I leave to be manufaaured
into bell ropes, to celebrate the future suc
cesses and triumphs of the guillotine.
My poverty as a cloak for modern pat
riotism.
My wreaths, my triumphs and rewards,
I leave as encouraging examples to the ri
ling race of revolutionists.
To all the French and Englilh Republi
can Journalists, paragraph writers, &c. &c.
I bequeath my turned coat, to be Skirted
in partibus amongff them as the most ap
propriate reward 1 can bestow on them for
the zeal with which I am confident they
will celebrate my obsequies.
To my dear and loving friend and co
adjutor, Mr. Barrere, my fine seal ring
of Judas Iscariot.
To Monsieur Renard d'Angleterre, for
praising my constitution " as the most glo
rious fabric ever raised by human abilities
and integrity," the Prophet's cap, lined
with faftian, which I intended for Catha
rine D' , the late pretended mother of
G .
To Monsieur s*****##, le grand poli
tician d'Angleterre, et tres plugrand Poe
te Dramatique, all my political Farces.
To citizen Stanhope, all my essays on
fermented lees.
To Marc Angeld, Le petit fils De grand
Architefte, all the game 1 Shall die puffef
fed of.
To my friend Monsieur David (in order
to be copied) my fine pidure of the im
prisonment of Count Ugille.
And finally, to Shew tSat I die in chari
ty with all mankind, I leave and bequeath
my late peace of mind—to mine enemies.
Signed and sealed with my blood stone,
bearing the arms of the Republic, this
z6tb day of July, 1794.
M aximilian Roberspierre.
The following is circulated as the Last Will
and Teflament of the late Maximilian
Roberfpierre.
ROBERSPIERRE's L^ILL.
By Yeflerday's Boston Post
VIRGINIA.
From an English Paper.
" The 4th inst. Barrere, Col
lot D'Herboi, and Billaud Va
rennes, were denounced in tiie
Convention by Legendre, and I
understood, the evening of the
,h inst. when I left Paris that
they were arretted, and about
to have their trial. —They are
considered as the leading heads
of the Jacobins, and are fignifi
cantly denominated the tail of
Roberfpierre. 1 fuppafe tier
will fall —If, so, the moderates,
the reasonable and well mean-
and fined guilty ; sentence bad not been
passed when our informants left camp, but
the prevailing opinion was they would be
shot.
Intelligence is received frem
Canada that the weftern Polls
are certainly to be abandoned
by the British.
We have received informa
tion that the treaty with the
fix nations was concluded about
a fortnight past, to the entire
fatisfa&ion of our commiflion
er, who is now on his return.
Extra& of a letter frow Havre,
dated October 8, 1794.
" The new minister appoint
ed in the room of Fauchet,
whose name I understand is
Howard, will go out soon, but
I fancy waits till some new com
mercial regulations are adop
ted to flatter the Americans
with nominal advantages, which
they will make great boast of,
but which I do not expect will
amount to much.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia Nov. 26.
Poftfeript of a letter from Pithburg, No
vember 17.
" I have just heard that 77 prisoners g
are coming over from Washington —we *
we have here already about So."
Captain Johnson, of the ship
Adriana, arrived here on Satur- I
day night last, in 27 days from
Jamaica, was boarded 6 days
ago, by 3 French 64's armed en
flute, off the Chesapeake, full
of men, 30 days from Brest ;
they informed him that the
French army had got possession
of Rotterdam, and were in ev
ery other quarter victorious,and
that a separate division of the
French army bad belieged Am-|
llerdam.
Three large French (hips ar
med en flute have been spoken
with on our coast, which fay
they failed from France in com
pany with a fleet bound to the
Weft-Indies with 20,000 men on
board.
N E W-Y OR K.
NEW-YORK, Nov. 25.
The brig Eunice, Capt. Rof
fetter, arrived here from Brelt
in so days. She failed from
that port 3d October. It was
reported and believed before
Captain Roffetter left Brest,
that Bilboa was taken by the
French.—During his short stay ►
at Brest upwards of 40 English
prizes were sent in. Their
magazines were immense ; full
of English goods and provisions
of all kinds. Captain Roffet
ter loft two of his men over
board in a hard gale — James
Hazard, mate, and John Pico,
sailor.
November 27.