The Eagle, or, Dartmouth centinel — Hanover, N.H., 1797-12-25 00:00:00, page 2

lately could boa# twelve of the most fer
tile provinces ofEurope, is now about
to bo diftribufed among; the adjacent
Bates. The important Key of the Ad
riatic, the island of Corfu, has been
taken possession of by the French : and
in this ancient isle of Corcyra, the tri.
colored standard floats over the ruins
of the palace of Ulyffes.=-From these
places it will be easy to introduce revo
lutionary principles into Turk,' ; and
the time may not be far distant when the
" waning crefcept" shall give place to
the cap of Liberty. A squadron of fix
fail of the line, besides frigates, which
latelytiffiied ftorri Toulon,has joined the
Venetian fleet, and the French are com
plete matters of the Adriatic.
ANOTHER REPUBLIC
Is said to be forming on the North of
France, called the Cifrhensn ; but ac
counts from' that quarter do not attach
much energy or Importance to the at
tempt.;j
PIEDMONT.
The feeds of revolution sowing id Ita
ly, have taken root in this principality.
Under pretence of farcify of grain,
[%/, 22.] the inhabitants of Demon,,
Soffans, Savigliano, and Alba, took up
arms, opposed and deferred three regi
rectyte of Cavalry set to quell them ;
broke down the oarracks, disarmed the
foldlevy; robbed the granaries, fold the
corn in the market, and distributed the
1 money among the populace. The Che
valfer Domiano, Minister to his Sardi
nianMnjefty, informed Gen.Buonaparte
of this infurregion,requefted of him not
to countenance the measure, add alked
leavers Foffauo,the feat of infurreftion,
Was to the left of Stara.and that prob
ably it would be necessary to use force
to fupprefb it, topafs a body of Sardin
ian troops be,bud the anciept line of de
marcations " Full of confidence' fays
the Minifies to the French General,
“in „&? loyalty andpurfaerit,, bis Ma
jfy hop's that be may fan be enabled to at ft
font, ou of the feefa? r&ftablifrarat of
iran^/iij." Gen. Buonaparte, in his
answer, grants the liberty required and
adds, " / have given the Jiririef orders 1.
the garrifat if the different trots ewe oc
cupy, "" " intermeddle ft the flights man-,
to, in tie internal affairs of year country.
Ten may rest fa/isfcd,fr, of the fe^ref I 4
fall always tab, in dforoer, thing that
may be agreeable tobisMajefty, rtndof the
defalfeel to contribute in an,fa,e, to the
truMXiHl, fhls realms.'' In another letter•
the(jeuruffajr." lam read,, if bit ma
jefy is diffcajed voith „tfbe Generals of
'officers employed in bis dominions, immediate
„to dif,lace them. Being informed that M.
Ranfa, was endeavoring^ by incendias,
publications, to fir Up tyurreaions in bis
MajeJlft dominions, and that the rasas al
Milan ; I ord# him to be tab* into cuftodj,
and to be cowfaed in the cafle of&&,.",
In Auguftwe feea congratulation of
Buonaparte's that the critical fixation
in which Piedmont has been placed in
for a few moments was happily gone by.
'!'• ••• ^^ < wm—wfofete*'''' ri '•'^°
ITALY.
Faffing down the " boot" Os „
may fay, merely that the Holy Father
now enjoystherepofe suited to his years,
,and brofeffiOu His feeder fewer,
whienhas long been on the decline, is
now almost annihilated ; and he who.
formerly dispensed Clowns to Monarchs ,
oil their knees, now submits toihqhard
impofitibns of a Republican General.
% Citizen Buonaparte, the new Ambassa
dor from the Ftench Republic, has beeri
received with emint mark of diftidion 1
at Rome. The contributions of the
chis d'ouvres of theggmeil and thkchi.
= —_¥=—_—. —r#4'
; QiT>iaXCT^.^ ^
•fyL-ffy. ifedfade Corcyra efthe
Latin, and the Phmacia of the Greek writers.
It will he remembered, fat wAea fo. Gentl-
Ll, wafldtehfent by Buoisavartr with a
confiderabk French and Venetian fauadron to
hx take ,o/feffion of this fad, that the chief Mag
^@fapi) of it, 'prefated Win with a
CT^ Odyssey of Homer ; and opened,
'^^ though mow ignorant might
Ifcorn what th, formerly had been. The
<X^, amterira the following account tfthe o
rigin and ancefry ts the prefat inhabitants of
In case poffeff'd the wide Hypenan plain,
till the Cyclopean race in arms arose,
A lawless nation of gigantic foes ; , < "
Thengmt Nabfithous, from ' Hvtferia far,
Thrb' feaa retreating . from, the found of war,
The recfont nation to fair Scheldt led,
Wheremever feieoce reirfd her hurel'd head;
There round iis tribe, a flrength of walls he
ah hen'm^tittering to
r Vr. 1 s'
relbave fa bit foe France ; and! frat
part of the i I,ooo^ P^ d -
The attention of the Ministers of his
Holiness has been arrested" by the de
plorable state of the finances and die ra
pid inererfe of impiety. To put a
check to the latter, the Priefta have
been ordered co be more punatial in
their ^devotions ; and to prevent their
harrying through their' masses none of
them ate so laftleG than twenty min
utes ; and any person not paying proper
attention to the Host is to be irrefted ft
the pot. ',
NAPLES.
At peace with the world, is pnrfuing
the art of peace ;—Arid the Monarch
who fills the throne, can th, 7re in
dulga more folly in his favorite amafe
meats—fiffiing and fowling.
' % ^\teQ^±.t - . :,
^IffiRUND. '< ^
This republic,, byrits deadmen „#
policy, h#gbefflable to prowoe ta tyi
quilit„ though furroonded by hohile
and warring powers. A recent account,
however, mention^ that it is net far
from experiencing a revolution similar
to that of Venice and Genoa-' The
<Council of the Cantons have had a dis
pute with the French General Kilmaint,
refpe&ing the navigation of the lake of
Lugano ; which after appearing to te
fettled, broke out With trefh animosity,
Gen. Buonapartedcclared fat the French
by virtue of the rights of theLombards,
will insist upon a free navigation of the
lpke of Lugano, as long as they Ihall be
in that country ; and that the refufal on
the pan of the Swift, was an open vio
lation of that right.—" lam informed;"
fays the General to the Helvetia Councils,
" thatyou have, in ibefrfl instance, driven
the French gun boats from the lake, ill. treat
ed sbe French officers tube commanded them,
and insulted the tri- colored flag. I therefore
fW"f> ri,on, that, b, my orders,frejb crui
%ers]ball take place in ever, direaion of the
lake ; and if the leaflobftacle isfarted, or the 4
toft trifling infsdt committed, fam revived
to take vengeance at the bead of the French
'aty. This declaration gave birth to
difeuffions, in which the Helvetic De
puties maintained,th at neither the Lorn
bards nor the French had any right to
navigate the lake in question. This pro
. yoked Btropaparte, who told the Drnu
tieobat he could plainly percent that
their country was under foreign influ
ence ; that several cantons continued to
,vent their spite against the French revo
lution,and had granted proteaiou to the
tenemiesof France He particularly
pointed out Berne, as the greatest enemy
of the Republic. ^ France has maty otk
er grievances against the Helvetic corps,
concludes & General, " and unlefsyon
behave in a more friendly manner, toyour
fy#*tandfiithfalalb• Tvoill fend my
columns into Switzerland, and com,el,as to
better ^age^ltih threat from the victo
rious General, created great confterna
tioh in' all^the ' cdre#B^^
Berne. The firmeft members arte propo
sing for resistance ; but the greatbody'
e x foafetffffa| fyl
trig, and th,e eftablifhme!, of a down,
„0t Democracy,Tg'the interim depu^
tatwns are fending toßuorrapjirte to ex,'
plain the coodufl of th# Republic, and
assert its rights ; and theca^on of Berne;
iWendeavoring to concitihtc all if, chi, (
"zens.'' @^wr,^^^ %@ Mh" '
irt mfy parti of the cantons, @,
^^?d«^^a^^
—At St. Gall, discontent arid disorder
speak in load and,§@d.g,r,„, n d
, Appengelland %M, the f,r# p•
'^M*<>^'+
ifo declared ritfelfrfndfrH^^
the Church, sirid'has fofched ^o $
cornea part of rhe ^reat Italian Repots
lie. Its municipality is diflirigWffiel
by its energy, and its indefatigability'
to convince rite people of the advantage
of the Revolution. They have issued a"
^flfetaMfei# io wWtybe filtration of
those who still groan beneath the Papal
yoke is compared with Qu people of
Ancona. The following passages will
give a fyeejmen of the Spirit of the
reclamation: —
.'mW,Ti%ufflq Compare your
condition with the miseries to which
the flives of the pope arg fobjefted.^
Confides to what defp<!re,lh<tyidel
andthe imbeci llity of the ecciefi rilical|
tyrant have induced him to proceed.—l
It is not fufficient that the plerg, and
the laity have been compelled to makei
a loan to hteholineft ; but' various taxes
have been imposed to supply hiseah^-
ed treafory. We prefect you this pic
tore, that in viewing it yon mis con
template, with an eye of companion;
jour brethren who are in slavery; and
r^oice that you bate bad the happy d&
fttyof escaping so many miseries.—-
^ ^ 4fanks to the Liberty which has been
given us by rhe victorious armies of
/ This nation, so well calculated from
^climate and immense territorial pof
.-oGons, to be oneof the firft powers of
Efitye, is considered as the most im
?.parent and debated The influence
which the French Republic has gained
i, its councils, is powerful and com-
Xandiag. Thetalentl' Os Charles IV.
a not of tfe irftrate :—but the
fringe of Peace, the Prime Minister, ip
Grid to be one of the moss penetrating
tl&fmen in Europe., Though at war,
S@fh has gained but few laurels.—lts
karifs have threatened Portugal# b|t„
they have never passed the Eftremz
dhre ; and with a navy of 36 fail of
floating castles ha, fuffered an inferior
ffeet .to block up and bombard the mer
cantile capital of the kingdom. But it
is said, ;hat war is not the policy of
,Spain : and that the continuation of it,
ji wholly owing to the dlaum of the
•French Republic. Some preparations
<are howeyer.Gid to be makingin Anda-
Tlufia for an attack on the rock of Gib
rralter ;. bit the latest accounts fay, that
; the garrison of that pillar of Hercules
^ was und^r no apprehensions whatever
>"° m them. The Spanish camps on the
, f/ontier^of Portugal, it is expected, as
-1 & she 4'!"^ Icayethat kingdom, will
marked to the vicinity of Saint
Roque./
1; The Prince de Paix is reported to be
. occupied in the confidefation of meas-.
ura f°! £ he encouragement of trade and
- commerce— the establishment of public
banks, and the abolition of such taxes
as bear hardest on the great body of the
people, particularly poor mechanics.
He/s likewise taking the neceffaty steps
frieducing the price of provisions, and
preventing monopolies—for encourag
jqgforeign merchants and artists to fet
tle in Spain : and his countrymen to
manutaflure their own raw materials;
inflead of expe^ ng and repefchafing
Am^. at a ",dva ed price, .All pro
^^CTraiiH,- 0,0 ,le rfn Spain, are not
. only to be allowed, the freedom of relig
ion, but !~,l^. te&ion in the forcife
of their duties. The inquifitibn tho'
not totally abofifhed, as reported, is
nevertheless greatly reftrifted in Spain.
.Some time since three Prelates were
V.° R°^~ "° m .Spain, to obtain the
fanaion ofhis Holiness for the reform
of the Holy office, so They have re
turned, after obtaining the Pope's full
fanftion. ^ jrf^oM^^^.^ ~
#vW%fr4^
Conyefs of the Uniled Stales.
:« £ 'fogaj^ ^ % ^ z M '7'*)'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
£ JMR. Otis presented the petition of
Jonathan Jackson, Supervisor of the
State of Maffachufyts, ftatjng that the
duties of hit office were so greatly en
creafed that be found it impossible to
make his returns to governmentrin due
foawjthouc affiftane^ , he prays,there
fore,ro be allowed additional compen
16fo;that he miy be enabled to em
'jty W clerk or t,oj as neciffiry may re
quire.—Referred to the Secretary of the
^Mri °. 4)fo presented the petition of
Deborah &nnett, praying compenfit
tionfa her fervjqq asafoWer in the
fewplritionary war, untethe name of.
fflWhfS|rirflffi& (he is able
taforodace certificatefnot only of her
^kavihg served, bur alf ^of* her Graving
c been wounded.=-Referied to the Com
mittee of Claims. '^^^%'+;
^fr^ r> Q&jfo
"Mr, Lyon fatd,' when IMfofion waj
propofe^ jefterday on the fabj, of
mufog up on thq Prcfiden; be should.
opposed & Drily %f he did not
flail], to deprive feme gentlemen of ft,^
gra tificationof attending the ceremony fc
tad now he hcped rfWe g^
bould efrent to gratify him, by^
greying to % fimlliaf resolution to that
hiairafohrafofing*^
^^ t
,^ in g, , e precedent of last Jeffion,
he (hoaLd be opposed to indulging [the.
oimrieman from VqmoM in his request.
WhetHmfolatioo passed that house, ft;
Was entitled to the obedience of all the
members: and except the gentleman
could assign some, better reaton than he
had, for the indulgence, he trusted h=
would not be excused from complying,
with the order.
Mr. Lyon hoped he should be excus
ed from repeating the reasons which he
had last session given, for his motion.,
Mr. Macon observed, that whether
the refolation was agreed to or not, tbs
gentleman might! doubtlefa remaiafc
hind it he chose, as he had no idea that
the house could compel members ra go
about parading the streets of P@ad.
The gentleman might have coafc en
tious scruples, and- if the ceremony
were meant to be refpeftful to [th,
Prefid ent, members should attend! is
freely, or not at all. He should wfh fr
therefore, that the gentlemen difioclfof
to the service, would not join in it.J
Mr. Thatcher saw no reason for ex
cusing the gentleman from Vernik
from hit duty f0r,,4 few, minutes. If
he had bufineh and choft, to aft fev
for afew days, he doubted not it w^uld,
be granted ) bur when he wilhed td ba 1
excused from attending upon a bufifefs
of importance, he tho't very fpctial
resfons should be ©yen for the indul
gence. - ~ „
Mr. Williams wished the gentleman
would withdraw hi, motion, as ' '%
trifling with the refutations ofth hoe
to excuse any member from a cumpH
anee with them, He hoped the gc.&
man would not persevere in hi# tingy
larity, though it might be temtety
some of his condiments, againft\ e wi
of so larger majority of the honk.
Mr. Otis hoped the motion woiW
not prevail. He presumed no gentile
man there was particularly anxious for
the society of the gentleman from Ver
moot on this ocrafion, No doubt the
would grace the procession, but it wofor
be Efficiently long without him, and if
he chose to remain behind, he need bit
under no apprehension of beingrcallet
to account for his conduct. It was not
becoming the dignity of the house. ito
pass the resolution in question. It so
geared to him that the gentleman Wai
in full health and spirits, and every ^s,
fit for bufidefs ; and as the house bad
resolved the thing should be done, ;he
had no idea of admitting the proreft of
an individual upon their journals a
'-gafoft flic foeafirtc.# ^Y 4 -. . ..j-,, ^|~.
Mr. N. Swith knew the gentleman
from Vermont had obtained leave.of
absence, upon a fimiliar occasion last
session ; but he believed the motion
past without consideration. It was /n
--expeftedly made, and by some as Unix
peftedly carried. Whenever gentle
men gave a reasonable excuse so, an
absence from the duties of the ho&fe,
they were conftan,tly consented to ; but
when a gentleman came forward to afl
for the indulgence, without giving my
reason, except telling the house &, W
daedl&f#,te could not confen to
his being excused. If the gentleita:
were unabteto attend, if there were ity
difficulty in the way of his ntendai ce,
aside from the want of a difpofitiod fc
do it, he should not object to she in jibe -
gence. Mr. S, faid,he could not
withthe gentleman from N. Carolina.
(Mr,; Macon) that no gentleman a^
obliged to attend, upontyfys ceremoij.
. For his part, he always considered a
minority as bound by shevote of a ma
jority, and the majority had pa&d(a
vote that the house (hoirfe attend fc
Speaker in presenting the address; so
that A. B. and C. should do it, but tfo
the House of Rreprefenra fives fhould^-
tend ; and he believed it tq be as mdch
the doty of every member to form a harfe
for this purpose, as for any other, far
.believed, notwithtteudtab thattf iny
gentleman remained behind, he wofod
not be called to an account for his^.
deft ; but he was of opinion; that# do
rian like die prefect ought to be c&.
fidered as an indignity offered <te so
'houfe, and they ougtyto decline sai|g
upon it. Being of this opion, he ftio^d
Sucre the previous question. :
,Mr. Gallatin said, he should bp fa
favor of the previous question,
for the reafoas assigned jw the gernfo
man from N Carolina (Mr, Macoty)
viz. because he did not believe there ty.
ifted any power in that house to cor^
pel an, member to wait upon the Pflfc
dent with the addreft f therefore fa
would be improper to grant an induU ^
fence to a member from doing, wht
rate was no obligation upon him to c > &
He did not recoiled the words of 1 b
resolution Which had been agreed ro.—
[The Speaker repeated them, they wet,
" that the SpQa, attended by the
House of Repretratatives, (hall wait up.