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as her real intcrett requires. Very great
advantages ought to be derived from them
to encourage their fettiernent ; fincc the
evils they introduce into a State are so
serious and alarming. —she revocation
„f the edict of Nantz which gave a new
soring to manufactures in England and
rhe Netherlands, may be instanced to
show the impolicy of excluding foreign
ers from our nation. But what was use
ful to them, may be deftruCtive to us.
Before that period manufactures in those
countries were in infancy ; in this they
are not. The fubjedts, expelled France
by that impolitic measure, were the most
ufeful and industrious part of the nation,
instead of such citizens we gain only the
dregs of society the outcasts of the earth.
Akeady has our hospitality been repaid
in infurregion against the government.
America needs not the aid of foreign ren
rgadoes to affitt her in improvement.
Her genius and experience can unfold
the mysteries of art and science. She can
people her wilds with her own tons,a har
dy and virtuous race. It might once be
beneficial toher to encourage migration ;
but now has it become a poison, which
will soon produce her dilTolution.
These remarks concerning aliens and
their character are opposed by the tenti
ments of the President ; n his firft mes
sage to Congress. Heobferves "coofid
ertng the ordinary chances of human
life, a denial of citizenflup under a refi
der.ee of fourteen vears is a denial to a
meat proportion ofthole who aft it ; and
controuls a policy pursued from their
firft settlement by many of these bates,
and till believed of consequence to their
prosperity. And (hall we rAuf to the
unhappy fugitives from di.b fth„ hos
pitality, which the fatages of the wilder
ness extended to our fathers, arriving in
this land ? Shall opprJEal humanity
find no afvium on this globe ? the con
stitution indeed has wifel, provider', that
for admission to ;:rahi offices of impor
tant trust a reticence (hall be required,
Sufficient to develops character and de
iign. But might not the general char
acter and capabilities of a citizen be late
ly communicated to every one, manikA
inga bona fide purpose of embarking
bis life and fortunes permanently with
ns ?" This authority we (hould not have
dared to question were it not, that we
have equally as eminent an authority in
our favor. It is the sentiments of Mr.
Jefferson in his Notes on Virginia
written when he bad probably no idea of
obtaining the presidency, and when there
were much Wronger reasons for the natu
nhzation of aliens, than at prelent. We
need nothing to confirm the truih of the
obfervatiohs, we have made but this ;
for it contains seasons againtt their nat
realization, which, the President himfeif
cannot anijer. True philosophic con-
Sftency ! With it ue ihall introduce
our next number. . HDME.
FROM THE BALANCE.
State fads, fck troth, aud die Martyrs.
Mr. BURR.
The late papers inform us, that Mr.
Burr has recently dined with the Presi
dent of the U S. There was a time
when this fact would have claimed no
; articular notice. When Mr. Burr re
ceived from the democrats throughout
the Union, an equal number of votes
with Mr. Jefferfon for the presidency, it
would not have been strange if the latter
bad given him an invitation to dinner—
then it would have been decorous and
proper. But the case is now altered ;
and view the affair in its very belt light,
it certainly wears a very bad appearance.
Mr. Burr is a good man or a bad man
—He has been honest and confident in
his politics, or he has not. If he is
really a good man —if he has been honest,
uniform and confident, then has he been
rnoft grofsiy calumniated, by almost all
rhe democratic party ; for he has been
charged with more crimes, both of a
;üblic and private nature, than any oth
er eminent character of the U. S. Mr.
jefferfon mull either believe or disbelieve
hefe charges. If he disbelieves them,
then he is aiding and supporting presses,
v.hich he believes are teeming with Ban
der against the lecond magistrate of tiie
U. S. If, on the contrary, he believes
these charges—it he believes his presses
dominate nothing but truth, then has
l; r ar b tween Great- Britain and Spain.
Bv recent account from Havana, the
probability of a war between these two
nations gains ibength. On the 13th ult.
the British f igate Mermaid. Capt. Hol
lies, arrived at Havana from Jamaica with
I difpatchesto the Governor, relative to the
I conduct of French privateers, towards
tßritifh vessels taken into the ports of Cu
;ba. Two days after a British Govern-
Iment brig arrived at Havana in 8 days
[from Kmofton—fhehad arrived at King-
Ron in 32 days from England—of courle
§muft have brought as late, probably later
I accounts than those received at this port
Iby the Isabella. This veffcl was lent
, from Kingston, immediately on her arri-
I val, with dispatches from the Ad miral to
<the commander of the Mermaid, the con
tents of which were kept secret. Invita
tions had been given to all the principal
officers at the Havana to at fend a ball
which was to be given on board the Mer
maid on the evening of the 15th ult. but
the arrival of this brig fruftrated the
whole—the commander of the frigate,
on receiving these dispatches, weighed
anchor, and flood out to sea ; where he
continued lying off and on, till the whole
of the British merchant ships in the har
bour (one only excepted, which had not
ballast on board) joined him ; —fome of
these vessels were partly loaded ; others
had purchased cargo s, but not taken on
borrd ; such, however, was the import
of these dispatches, that they immediate
ly left the port, and failed under convoy
of the frigate. The brig returned to Ja
maica. The gentleman who communi
cates these particulars, informs us that
be converted with the officers of the fri
gate, who informed him that such were
; the nature of the dispatches, that prizes
I would undoubtedly be made of any
he invited to his table a man, whom he
believes to be polluted with crimes.
Mr. Jefferfon approves or disapproves
of Mr. Burr's conduct refpe&ing the late
unfortunate duel. If he approves of it,
then did he act confidently in evincing
his approbation by giving Mr. Burr a
cinder. If he disapproves of it, the l he
mult be blessed with an uncommon (hare
of hypocrisy, to fliev Mr. Burr such ap
parent marks of relpeß.
At any rate, the whole affair reflects
no credit on the President. The chief
magistrate of the nation is placed in a
curious dilemma, when obliged to choose
between two things equally disgraceful,
when, to use a vulgar metaphor, “ one
foot is in the mud, and t'other in the
mire."
Whatever might have been Mr. Bur r 's
political Banding previous to the lad
election for Prefideut, it is an undenia
ble fact, that he had been finking in the
estimation of democrats, from that time/
until that fatal duel was fought ywhffl,
deprived the world of its brightest orna
ment. It is unncceffary to mention at
this time, the millions of charges that
were made against him in the democratic
prints, previous to the late election for
Governor of this State. They arc frelli
in the recollection of every reader. So
low was be brought that it was declared
in the leading Jefferfanian paper of this
State, that " no honest or relpettable man
would vote for Burr lor the office of con
flable." Would you have thought, at
that time,that any act could make atone
ment for Mr. Buri's apoftacy—could
reconcile the differences bet ween him and
his old friends ; and reftorc him to th-ir
favour ? Whatever you might have tho't
it has so happened. A single aft lias
clofcl up the breeches in the reputation
of Burr. The precious blood of Hamil
ton has rendered his hands clean to the
view of democrats. He has once more
become the idol of republicans. Their
pre Res are again his advocates. He is
the table companion of the President I
We forbear to purlue this subject at
present. The bare fact is lufficient. —
Comment would weaken its effect upon
-ny heart e'er warmed with a (park of
humanity or patriotism.
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The ChaHeften Courlerof the 4th Dec. containing the fol
lowing : rtic'c <f intelligence ; which appears to remove all
drub:s of the cxifterc" of a fettled plan to bring Spain into
the war, fir.ee the is rot allow ed to preserve 2 faithful neu
trality. Mr Pitt, who forefaw this rcfult, has wifely pro
traded the formal declaration, in order to give time for
ferurirg-Rritifh property in the ports of Spain ; when this
fuah be fidiy preceded; and the popular voice demand the
nicafurr, the official denunciation will take place iu form.
Important Intelligence.
ing the truth in evidence, has also been made Gov.
eraor of ;hat State by the fame patriotic and liberty
loving democratic p ry; and the democratic L?-
' g.Nature of the fame State ot New-YorP, with the
@ffiftmce of the Council of Revision In ve refuted
to pass a law, recently propoled to them, allowing
the truth to be given in evidence in trials for libels
in that State 1 r
London papers to Oft. 22 have been
received at New-York.—The Spanish
frigates lately captured had all arrived in
England ; several outward bound Spanifli
veflels have been detained ; and frefh or
ders refolding Spanish vessels were Cent
to the British Naval Commanders on the
16th Oct. The London Gazette how
ever, has been silent refpeßing the cap
tures ; and it is Rated that the prevalent
opinion continues to be that affairs will
be amicably adjusted with Spain.
500,000 b in dollar, private property
have been found on board the Spanish
'frigate Fama..
Cruizers have been sent to intercept
three other valuable Spanish (hips ex
pended in Europe.
The probability of a coalition between
Russia, Denmark and Sweden is said to
grow weaker every day.
The London papers contain the Note
delivered to the French Government in
July last by the Ruffian charge d'affaires
at Paris. It demands the evacuation of
Orders have been feot down to P< r'lmoiith to
allow the Spaurfb Officers to ewe on shore, to go
to any convenient t wn, on their parole, but to be
,at full liberty ; the iron 'lio are not t> be eonfider
ed as prisoners of war, but only as detained per
fms, and to hive the face allowances of provisions
and other indu gencie, as cur own people.
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TRENTOM, DEC. 17.
The trial of Metta Slvppen, Yars, nt Smith,
three ot th- [a iges of the Supreme Court of Penn^
fylvania, far high < rimes and misdemeanors, io hav.
ing arbitrarily impriUoed Throne Faff torr f -ret.
tempt of court,will Shortly come on be fore the sen
ate of that Bate,
Spanish veffT they might fall in with.
The brig did not enter the port of Hav
ana, but tent in her boat ; the midship
man, who was bearer of the dispatches to
Capt Hollies was immediately (hut up
in a Riteroom by himfelf, that no one
might have an opportunity to interrogate
him on Jm RAjeR o' their contents.
The Pennsylvania judges are impeached for a&.
ing under the aristocratic Common Law ; f England
and Judge Chafe for prohibiting the lawyers, in the
trial of Fries, pleading tha authority of the fame
* ariftocralic" I*w instead of that oft he Conflourion
and Laws of the United stales. An uher offence of
Judge Chalets hs attempt to influence a G and
Jury in Dhwarr, to find a bill agaieft a (editions
printer io Wilmington,in the fam - manner that Gov
ernnr M'Kran attempted to prot lire an indictment
of Peter Porcupine, bv a grand Jury nf Philad/f hia
county. Burn failcdlu their ot+mpta ;.-but ibe
latter is made Governor of Pennlylv mia by the fime
party which has impeached the former, Ju Ige Lew.
is, of New York, who enforced the arbitrary C^m
non Law of Englund in ih triJ of Mr. Crowell,
which prohibits the def-nhant, in cases of libels.,jv.
Orders have been lent t? Portfmooth and Ply.
mouth to convey ro the Bank the treasure found
on board the Spm sh fit pt there. Several Spruifli
vessels outward bound, luve been also detained in
our ports. Notwubtbndirg these circur i timers,
we reta n ouropmien that the fnif 4 ng nego<j,.
non between the two countres will «ot neceh-rriy
terminate tn a wr; and we c^fi Iru ! y ass ft that
it will be a* Icaft free weeks before any th ng will
be (hcitivdydciermnieJ upon, relative to this rm
portant In j<&
The treasure or, board the captured Spanth
Blips is eflimated at ten nullions of dollars, hut we
believe ih'sis much over rated. One of h~m is
laden with dollar, another with bullion, and a th'rd
with Span'll! leather. Three more frigates laden
with dollais w ,e exp'ded to tail from the river of
Plate in 14. chys after the above veil. Is.
Naples and the North of Germany, and
relpedt for their neutrality—the estab
lishment of a basis for the adjustment of
the affairs of Ljy—and indemnification
for the king of Sardinia.
Adm. Cornwallis, commander of the
fleet off Brest had been into Torbay, but
failed again for his Ration, OR. 18.—
The Fr. fleet were fafe moored, Oct 16.
Neutral vessels which arrive in Hol
land with English goods on board are
detained.
We are hap,v to announce, rivt thriuot n er
captured Sprint f gates, tlu Ciara and the Midea
>! 44 guns each, lirve beta, arrived at ptvmnuth.
They were # ccnn paniel into port by the In efati
gable aua the Amphion frgates.
The Leyden Gazette and the New
Merchant, a paper in the Engifh lan
guage printed at Schiedam, Holland,
have been fupprelTd by the French
Commander in the Batavian Republic.
LAir.3 r FROM EUROPE.
From London papers, 10 Od. 21.
*WKW-TOIK, DEC. i 9
Defruaive Fire.
lefter^ay moiling a fire commenced back of a
small wooden house, occupied by Mr. Charles M'-
Carty, retail grocer, in Front ftreet,and (he fellow,
ing houses, ttores, &c. were destroyed I here fol
lows a lift of forty three houses, floras, &c.
It being low water at the time of rhe ealandty,
the vessels at the wharves could not be removed,
and fuftaintd much damage in their fails and rig.
ging; a Spanifli brig was nearly destroyed. The
value of the buildings consumed has been calculat
ed at 107,200.
When the fire commenced the tide being out,
there was a very scanty supply of water—the Man
hattan plugs being covered with inow and ice
could not be sound—Recourse was at length had
to Howell's Floating Engine. This invaluable
machine being brought to the end ofthe adjacent
wharf, afforded a copious, fufficient and incessant
stream of water for all the engines within 400 ydg.
Many of the buildings were insured to a (mail
amount. Mr. Daniel Sullivan bad his property
insured in London. The value of the property
destroyed is vari >ufly eflimated. Some compute
it at a million ofdollars. It is fufpeded by some
that the fi'c originated in design ; ata letter was
written to a person io the neighbourhood, some
months since, warning him that eleven persons had
aff>ciated with a determination to attempt the de
niuaion of that part of the city by fire. The writ
er declared that he was one of the number ; but
abhorred the design, and gave the information to
prevent the mifchicf. In consequence of this in
tim^ion a wa ch was kept several weeks, but at
length abandoned. The Coy Infpedor has adver
nftd for infor nation rrfp<<fting the commencement
of the fire. Several individuals were considerably
wounded at the fire.
AMHERST, (N.H.) BEC. 18.
On Friday last, the legislature of th s Stair aI.
journal to meet n t Concord rhe firft Wednefdav
^f June next.—During the session, the following
nets h?ve pa/Ld :—
An iff incorporating P ^Hm'uth Bath.
do. in addition, Northumberland bridge.
do. incorporating Edi Library in #flrad.
do. to authorize John Marsh to colna pies.
do. to annex Wales - Location to Cockburn.
do. in addition, for feilHo^ Tefiate Fftatts.
do. incorp rating Social Library in Wendell.
do. to incorporate Whitrfi.lds.
do. in ad ition to Dover urnpike aft.
do. for Pirtsfiki social Ido ry.
do. for Str.on Turnpike Road.
do in addition to an a& tllablifliing Courts of\
Law, &c, -\
co. to change the name of Noh m Clough.
do. in addition toCheftcr Turnpike aft.l
do. '0 annex part of Wen bll to New London.
do. for Hiuib trough turnpike.
do. to reftote Nat.%n Puffer to his aw.
do. Dalton Turnpike.
do. in addition, laying out highways.
dr. making father provision for the adminiftra.
tion of jibice.
do. J ffrlo Turnpike.
do. Bun Tump ke.
do. Ciwfooeßi ^ Corporation.
do for a , r io<f F try to Nahum Goodenou.
do. Great Offipte Turnpike.
do, Snimrih Turnpike.,
do. CilSll'tTurnpike
do. H%o Ryubliean Bridge.
do. lor a re& ng, ment,
do. to reflate Amel E flman to Ids Law,
do. re uhe ttj the < h i f e of Town Officers.
do. to.M^ part of Bow to Concord and Pem
bo'e.
do. directing recorders of deeds to make general
Index.
do. relating to Dower./
do. rebuild g Schools.
do. Cutting Canal Contoocook River.'
do. to annex psrt of Hebron to O angvnd part
of Orange , Hebron.
A Refold patfro the Hoof* and Senate recog
nizing the Free will pedo B pnfts as a diftin& left
or denomifoion of ChriPLus.
A Bill following the Proprietors of Wendsll to
hold their ;o cetngs at PoHmowb; and one to
poPpooe tfe organizaii, n of the County of Coofs,
were nmoncutred. An a&in addition to .n aa,
for limiraibn of aaions, real, &e. and a'lowance of
Betterment, was disapproved by the Governor.
The C^mittee to whom was con minted the
petition n'Judg' $ Livermore and Atki<fi n, for an
increase fyfalary, reported, that it was inexpedient t
to augm^Abe tallies of the Assistant Juflices of
the Supreme Court at present. This report after
tome debate, was accepted.
The 183Cann verity of the landing of the
firft feelers rd Nw England u § ccleOrrt don
Saturday feft, in this town, by a numerous com
p?ny, who dined together in the usual appropriate
style, at Concert Hall — About 3g y & art finer this
anniversary began to be celebrated, by the inhabit
ants of Plymouth, where the firft fertlement was
effe^ed in 1620. In 1^97 it was firft notice I in
this town, Dy a I nail company, of whom be late
D r . Belknap was one. Since that ine, it has been
moudllv observed, by icreafed numbers. The
recent enlargement of the Hall, afforded accomiro.
dation to a larger colledionf 'he prefenr vear, then
had ever before atumbled on a similar occ^fisn.—
Nearly two hundred gentlemen partook of thr co
(ertainmeot, among whom were many of thr Cler
gy of the town and vicinity, officer- of the Uni
versity, the President of rhe S nate, and lev.t-loth
er rrlpcfl^ble quells. The Hon. Stephen Higgin
fou policed,a (lifted by the Hr n^Chrift pherGore,
Pedg Coffin, and William Tu or, Efq'rs. V>ce
Presidents. The Hui was adoru-d with hr usual
antique insignia, with the portraits of Winthrop,
Endicot, L verett, Bradfirect, and Rogers, and the
buffs of Wafbington and Hamilton. Sentiment
ano song enlivened the le ft, and appropriate music
accompanied the to ft;
BOSTON, BEC. 24.
FESTIVAL
Os the Sons of the Pilgrims.
New-Fampfcre Legifature.