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Anglo-Federal Character of Buonaparte.
A From Fenn's pamphlet.
1 Othefe pirates,ruffians, freebooters and
aifafftons, hasduccecded one more ferocious,
cruel, fanguinarY avaricious, vain glorious
and insatiable than all—the fuccefsful rival
of Damon, in premeditated villainy, of Ro
befoierre in wild rambition, and of Marat,
in cook deliberate third for Carnage and ra
pine, a most "remorfelcfs, treacherous, le
cherous, kinditfs villain ;" whose cruelties
have Rained the age with a deeper dye of
ianguiniary barbarity, than those ofany oth
er attrocious morifter of the revolution ;
whose heart is relentless as the bosom of
Tiliphone; whose crimes outvie in number,
the revolutionary fends that furrpund him ;
who has assassinated chriftians in the guise of
an infidel ; and infidels for the love of infi
delity ; one who would cut the throat of hu
manity, while peeping through the blanket
• of th^ dark, fhecried, hold-—hold ! and hurl
the reeking heart of mercy a prey to,his
murdering fans culottes ; who in fine has
out done Attila, Alaric, Genferic, or Gen
ghis-Khan, not indeed in rhe extent of his
ravages, but in the detestable deliberation
with which he has offered up cities and coun
tries to pillage, violation, and conflagration,
at the Shrine of his insolent and low-bred
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° 3 )[ Was mQch plea fed to observe the Address
of lift Tradesmen and Manufacturers of the
tpWn of,Befton ip the year 1785 republished
ip your paper. The.plah is so consonant
to the real Entered of this country, that no
unbiaffed Americari can object to it. That
the manufaaure of a large proportion of
the Substantial articles necessary for cloath
ing, &c. is within the ability of the citizens
of the United States, canhot be controvert
ed, 3rd when we fee the abundance of fu
ro^ties imported from England, confift
igg of the most fantaftic gewgaws, it mud
excite the utmost ridicule, even from that
nation from whence they are purchased.
The ' \ery Jiraw of that country is convert
ed to more profit, than our tobacco, flour,
potaty, and every other valuable produce of
America. As a proof of which, we fall in
debt 8 England Millions,' notwithstanding
onr remittances of these valuable articles.
How absurd it must appear to Britain, to
observe a cargo of Straw-E^ts, and other
trumpery, equally as fuperfluous, Dipped
to the United States, for a cargo of tobaco,
rice, natal-Stores, &c. We must appear
to them some what Similar to the natives of
the North- Weft coast, who exchange their
articles of real value, for some trifling trink
et which may be picked up in a toy-fbop.
. The ridiculous fathion of England, to be
followed by the American Ladies, is a re
rteaion on their own ingenuity. Instead of
imitating their follies, and becoming the
dupes of their extravagances, it is in the
power of the Americans to weave Straw or
silk, into as many alluring forms, as can be
produced in Europe. A Country Girl, of.
eyen a city Lady, would appear to more ad-
Vantage in her own manufacture, than ar
rayed in the guady attire of a foreigner—a
Country Girl to turn her cotton-cloth into
a flraw-hat or a pair of red heeled Shoes, is
an exchange which neither adds to the orna
ment of her person, or gives an evidence of
her economical calculation. There is a na
tional pride, which Should ever charader
fze the women of America ; the gentility of
their manner and their personal riccomplifh
, pent, carrnever recieve an additional luftre
by imitating the fripperies of Europe.
REFLECTION. ,
KINE POX.-'
Extras of a letter from Dr. Waterhouse, to a
Physician in the'eowntry.
"There is a vile traffice carried on from
Boston to some of thp towns in the country
in the article of kine-pox matter. What the
,'! matter is I cannot tell, but I am certain,
more has been sent into the country the last
fortnight, than I have been able to colled
from all my patients for a month', and I have
innoculated twenty times as many as any
; man in the country. In one instance a
Stage-driver procured it. In another a
fraitioner had it sent to him from an &#-
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''WHEN YOU SHALL THESE DEEDS RELATE, SPEAK OF THEM AS THEY ARE ; NOTHING EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN OUGHT IN MALICE."
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY NUTTING & WHITELOCK, MULBERRY LANE, ADJOINING ROUSSELET's MUSEUM.
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known hand. This abominable pradice will
bring, 1 fear, thi< beneficial difeovery into
disrepute. As this spurious matter it never
produces the requisite symptoms, and of
course will not preserve a person from the
small-pox, and one unfortunate instance
would destroy all our exertions to extend far
and wide one of the most important difeov
eries of modern times. I have been tempt
ed at times to publish Something of the kind
in the Newfya[xer, but am suspicious that it
would be construed by some as an attempt to
depreciate the praaice of others in order to
increase my own. I fufoea that the old
Colony _s had some of this spurious matter,
sent intod. The fa& you mention con
firmsthe opinion I have entertained for some
weeks past. I believe, however, that the
matter might have been originally cow-pox
matter, but taken in the ulcerated date of the
arm when it produces abundance, but has loft
its fpecifice virtue."
~ °~CT##=rerTi'7 |m i'^^
"The ingenious Dr. Moore, in his lad
produaion, just received from London, ob
serves, in his wonted and happy manner,
that "those who marry in (pile of dislike or
indifference, will frequently by habit ac
quire a kind of affection for each other, just
as those who cannot afford claret, take port,
or oerhaps porter ; Which, though tinpa
latable at firft, becomes less and lets so by
patience and perseverance, and at last toler
ably suits their taste.
"Those, on the other hand, who despising
all other considerations, marry from toye,
and feperate soon after from hatred, may
be compared to people, who are so fond of
claret, that without thinking of the price,
indulge in excesses, which create difgull and
remorse.
" But, the author adventurously adds, I
am so framed that if I Should venture on
matrimony at all, lam convinced I would
choose to risk the fate of the claret drinkers."
A very simple and ©economical method to
take out every kind of spot occasioned by,
fruit such as Strawberries, gooseberries,
&c. Cause the spotted part to imbibe,wa
ter, and afterwards burn one or two com
mon brimstone matches over the place, the
fulphurous gafs which is difeharged soon
causes the spot to difapear.'
V Extracts from London papers.
- Margeret Evan, fays the merry Editor of
the Sporting Magazine, was the greatest
hunter, (hooter and fiSher of her time, —She
kept a dozen tarriers, grey hounds and Span
iels : all excellent in their kind. She kil
led more fokes in ope year than all the con
federate hunters do in ten ; rowed Stoutly &
was queen of the Lake ; played excellently
on the Violin, and knew all our old music,
nor did (he neglected the mechanic arts ;
for file was a very good joiner ; and, not-~
withftahding file was seventy years of age,
was the best wreflier in her neighbourhood,
and few young men dared to try a fall with
hen
The famous Salvator Rosa, the Celebrated
Painter was eatneftly pressed upon his death
bed to marry his mistress, by whom he had
some children ; but as he knew her to have
been liberal of her favorsto others, he re
jeaeCthe proposal : being, however, so
lemnly assured by hls confeffor, that if he
did not comply he could not go to Heaven,
"Then 1 muff submit," said Salvator, "but
it is a hard thing that a man cannot go to
Heaven without being a cukold.
As so many of our young masters have
been inoculated for the cow pox it will be
less furprifng if when they grow up they
(hould wear horns.
The affeaion which Madame Stale, the
daughter of M. Necker, has lately (hewn
for the Firft'Conful, it appears, affords much
conversation in the firft circles in Paris. It
does not feem,however,to have woq from the
objea of her love any return for the lavifh
ment of her favours. The lady probably
thinks that as,he has proved himfelf an Al
exander in the fields of Mars, he wou^d gain
himfelf as brilliant bays in the groves of
Venus. It seems, however, that he declines
entering them with his enamorata. The
bait which (he exposes to his view is pro
bably tooflale to gull so old a fowl as Buon
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1800.
Latent foreign ffntelligente.
Received by the Diana, Breck, arrived at Boston, 40 days from
London. Dates to Sept. B,fix days the latest.
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, 'I ^COPENHAGEN, euhi 2%
The dispute between the Courts of Eng
land and Denmark is amicably adjusted be
tween Lord Whitworth, and Count Bern-''
itorff, the Daniih Minister for foreign af
fairs. The Danes are to be indemnified for
the damage done to the frigate Freya, and
the loss -which the flrips under her convoy
sustained by their detention in England ;
each country is to pay- its own expenses in
curred by any extraordinary preparations.
All Danish (hips are, however, it is said, to
submit to being searched by Briti(h cruisers.
STRASBURGH, AUG.2\.
. Within these few days large transports of
besieging artillery & ammunition have gone
from this city to Germany. The time of
the armistice will be employed to augment
the army, and place it iq a formidable state.
SWABIA; AUG. 2^
Our hopes of peace are very mu.§h di
minished, as it is known that Duroc sudden
ly broke off the conferences of negociation
at Alt Oettingen, arid set out, much difpleaf
'td, on his journey back to Paris. The
French likewise continue their preparations
tor War with the utmost vigor, and Gen.
Lecourbe hak returned to bis quarters at
Kemten sooner than he intended. It was
not the Austrian Maj. Gen. Dietrichtcin,.
but Count L-hrbaph, who managed the con
ferences with #yroc ; the former having
: gone with some proposals to.the court of the
Elector Palatine at Amberg.
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STRASBURG^, AUG.3O,
Positive news has been received here, that
Negociations have been begun at Berlin,
between citizen Bournonville, and the Ruf
fian Minister, Krudener, and that good hopes
are entertained that a treaty of peace will be
immediately concluded between these two
powers.
^ugj^o'urg; SEPT. 4.
On the firft of this month the Consuls
.passed two decrees, one regulating the price
|of grain, and the other rendering foreign
seamen residing upon the territory of the
Republic liable to serve in the Navy of the
Republic.
The newhof peace is renewed since yes
terday.,
The French armies in Germany amount
to igo/poo meh.
Letters from Caen state, that there has
been in that city a bloody contest, between
a party of the troops called E:claireurs, and
the Grenadiers and Chaffeurs of the nation
al guard.—This dispute arose in Consequence
of a (ham a&ion, in which the latter had
the advantage^ Some injurious langfege
passed between them, and the action became
reals Three men belonging to the Troops
of thp line were killed or wounded,
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AUGSBOURG, AUG. 26.
Letters from Vienna of the 20th, state,
that a courier had arrived from Naples,
bringing intelligence that an infurreaion
had broken out in. Sicily, in consequence of
which the King was obliged to take refuge
on board the English squadron. A body of
the insurgents had marched to Palermo, and
demoded that the king (hould be given up
to them.
It appears, from the Naples Gazette, that
the infurre&ion had very much increased
both in Naples and in Palermo. Since the
French entered Italy, between the 13th and
17th, there /were above 400 persons arrested.
FRANKFORT, AUG. 25.
We yesterday received several letters frdm
Vienna' ,dated on the. 28th, which announce
that the Emperor has obliged M. de Thu
gut to resign bis plac'e of First Minister,
which he did with great reludance ; that
the Emperor was resolved upon it, as the
people of the capital were very much against
that minister; that he wi(hed him to be but
of office before the arrival of the Queen of
Naples ; that Thugut is going to Venice, to
assume the office of Commjffary from his
Imperial Majelly, and that M. de Cobent
zel is to replace him in his former fitua
t ionfofa'W,
The Ele&or of Cologne and the Archduke
Charles have exprefathemfelves decidedly
against Thugut, which induced the Empcr-
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
or to dismiss him. Those two personages
are in favor of peace.
The courier bearing orders to denounce
, the Armistice and recommence hostilities,
left Paris on the morning of the 22d. He
was dispatched by Moreau to the Chief of
the Etat Major Defolles, and hostilities are
to recommence on the xith Sept.
' - AUG. 27.
At the moment that a number of circum
stances raised Our hopes almost to a certain
ty of peace, we suddenly hear that the war
is about to be renewed. Yesterday evening
Adj. Gen. Maffabenu, Commandant of
Frankfort, repaired to the head-quarters of
the Austrian Gen. at Hohnheim, (within a
league of H^nau) and announced to him, on
the part of the French government that the
armistice was at an end, and that hostilities
would be resumed in ten days from the date
of that notice. On that evening it was an
nounced to the troops that the suspension of
artns cea fed. This day we remark disposi
tions and ipovements suited to this new state
of things ; and the flying artillery that was
here, has been sent up the Rhine.
• VIENNA, AUG. 20.
The dismissal of Thugut is confirmed,
and is considered as an indication of pacific
;difpofitions on the part of the Emperor.—
But, perhaps, it is no more than a momen
tary resignation, and merely to amuse the
people, whoare so loudly in favor of peace.
After fe dismissal of this minister, if the war
be continued, the people of Vienna will con
sider it as a proof that peace is impcffible.
We cannot, however, forget that M. Thu
gut was dismissed before, and that his re
tirement from office was of but Short dura
tion.
PARIS, SEPT. 4.
It appears certain that the Chief Consul
has sent his Ultimatum to Vienna, with a
formal assurance that he would make no al
teration in it, and that unless the Emperor
returned an answer by the Bth Sept, orders
would be given to prosecute the war with re
doubled vigor.
Official account of the unjuccefsful expedition
upon Ferrol, in Spain.
London, Downing-ftrect, Sept. 7.
Copy of a diJpatch, received from Lieut. Gen. Sir
James Pu Itney, dated at Sea, 27th Aug.
"SIR,
I have the honor to inform you, that the
fleet, on board of whichthe troops under my
command were embarked, arrived before
the harbor of Ferrol ; on the '2sth inst.
I determined immediately to makea land
ing, with a view, if practicable, to attempt
the town of Ferrol, being certain, if 1 found
. either the strength of the place or the force
of the enemy too great to juftify an attack,
that in the landing there was no considera
ble risk.
The disembarkation was effected without
opposition, in a small bay near Cape Prior ;
,he reserve, followed by the other troops as
they landed, immediately afeended a ridge l
of hills adjoining to the bay, just as they J
had gained the summit, the rifle corps felld
in with a party of the enemy which the#
drove back. I have to regret that Lieut..
Col. Stewart, who commanded this corps,B
was wounded on the occasion. At dawl
break the foilowing morning, a confidera^W
ble body of the enemy was driven back by
Maj. Gen. the Earl of Cavan's brigade flip
ported by some other troops: fothat we re
mained in complete poff&libn of tli€ heights
which overlook the town & harbor of Fer
rol ; but from the nature of the ground,
which is steep and rocky, unfortunately this
service could not be performed' without loss ;
the ift battalion of gad regiment had the
principal Share in this a&iqn.- The enemy
loft about one hundred meh killed & wound
, ed, and thirty or forty prisoners.
I had now an opportunity of observing
minutely the Situation of the place and of
/forming, from the reports of the prisoners,
an idea of the Strength of the enemy ;, when
comparing - the difficulties which prf'fefflec l -
themselves, and the rifk' attendant on fail
ure on one hand, with rhe profpea of fug
cefs and the advantages to be derived frorii
it on the other, 1 came to the determifiatipri
of reimbarking the troops in order to pro
ceed without delay on my further deftina
ti'on. The embarkation was effiact l,e
Same evening in pietifea order, dnd without
loss of any kind. The spirit arid alacrity
Shewn by the troops merit every commas