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of his country, if he has declared the fa&
when he said the Republic did not desire us
to engage in the war, but only to manifeft
our good wii|, &c. If he wilhes to avoid the
retaliation of his indignities offered to our ,
governmept—he will in the most public
manner alter his past line of- conduit; or re
turn to his fellow citizens in France for a
fubftiiute, who, may better uhderftand the
objeib of his Embody, and have a jufler sense
of the real American charafter.
It mult have e'ffbrded the moll.’perfed iatis
fadion to the friends of order*, peace and na
dona! independence, to have been present at
the m eting of the citizens yesterday—one fer.-
tinient alone animated the ailenbiy, which
was peace to' America, and a condud friendly
and impartial to the whole world—the
molt decided opinion on these points untin
irnoully prevai’ed—and rhe explicit decision
of th£ citizens in relation to the fame, will not
fail to have the happielt influence at the pre
sent interesting period of cur national affairs ;
the administration of the President of the Uni
ted States received the warmest, and riloft af
fectionate approbation, and it was clearly evin
ced that this great and virtuous patridt poflef
es the hearts and confidfence of his fellow-citi*
zsns—the iriilitary charader of Wash rng Tort
is already eftablilhed ; His civil administration
has thus far obtained appliufe ; But the scene
befofe its remain’s to be doffed ; if this illuftri;
ous rh^n (hall be equally fdccefsfbl in eftab
lilhing the neutrality, and pr’efervirig the peace
of his ^uhtiy, his gfeniuS must be confefled to .
be more universal, and his charader will be
more perfect, than perhaps has before fallen, to
the lot of any man. * \ ......
The proceedings were prefa'ced by ah inter*
efting and independent speech by Col. Tuot’P,
and the resolutions which follow, were adopted
without a diflenting voice. <•
Ara Meeting of the Citizens of New-York,
riot exceeded in number or relpedability on a»
ny formeroccafion, aflemblfd in pursuance <f
previous notice inferred in all the new!papers.
NICHOLA CRUGER, in the Chair
RESOLVED. That the late Proclamaion of
The President of the Unitdd States, recom
mending a conduit friendy and impartial to
wards all the powers at war, wasin our opini
on, a wife and welt timed measure of his ad
mi nitration, and merits our warmest approba
tion. . , _
Rejoined, That in our opinion, the Gover.
Pour of this State is well entitled to Che acknow
ledgments of his fellow-citizens, for his prompt
and decided support of the system ©(Neutrality
and Peace enjoined by the Proclamation.
Refolded, That the interest and duty of all
good citizens cpnfpire to unite them on the
present occasion, in fupportirig the Magiftra^es
of our country, in their exertions to ^naintain
peace, and to avoid the calamities of war.
Refolded, That while we cheerfully co-ope
rate in the fulfilment of the treaties of rhe Uni
ted States, we wiit cauttoufly avoid every
measure, which may be liable co’ interrupt the
Neutrality arid Peace of ou> country.
RefaM, That in our opinion, it i» repug
nant ta-ihe laws of the land, and injurious to
the best interests of our country, for any citi
zen to enter on board of; or be concerned in fil
ing out any privateer o^lctier of marque,tocruize
again ft any nation at peace with xhefe States;
and’that the friends of order and good govern
ment, are bound to di (countenance, arid by »H
jaW 'ul mtfanr tb prevent the fame. ।
Rrfolved, That the Chairman of thia meeting,
be requested to tranfmk Copies of the preceed
inz Resolutions-signed by him, td the Presi
dent of the United S ates, and to the Gover
nor of this State, refpedively.
By order of the Meeting, - / .
7 NICHOLAS CRUGER, Chairman.
That?' peace may be within thy walls, O
Jerufalem,”* is the sincere prayer of your
well meaning Citizen..
Those however, who do notlnow or th ; nk
that the magistracy of their government has
been.infukcd, who^re willing that foreigners
Ih^uld,revile the government—and fan the fire
cf party spirit, may have a right so to do- It
js an unfortunate specimen of our freedom and
jf we cannot agree prherwil^, fetus at least a
gree CO differ. I ahs deie. mined to maintain
and eXercife the fame privilege—and will al
ways in the, most publiq mknner aflerr, that a
foreigner of any rank whatever, who imermeG
dies with our internal difleniipns, or who (hall
dare to mfult the firft magistrate of the repub
lic, is a dangerous man—and may expert tq
hear from Citizen, WILCOCKb,
New fork, Aug. 6, 1793.
M..GENET. ' ■
Accounts from New 1! ork,by last night’s mails,
inform, that the French Ambaflador, in confe
quenceof his late condu&> ano that of h s Sec
retary; was not received there, with that cor
diality which was eXpeded—He was, however,
addrefled by some of the citizens, in a warm,
republican mannerto whom he returned an
enW-r, equally warm, energetic, and repub
lican : Both the address, and answer, are good
compositions,and contain the bell of lentiments.
Pity it is, that Mr. G’s conduit has not com
ported with his profeffi ns and language —
'The fame day, in ifhmenfe number of all
ranks of citizens joined in he patriotic re^ iu
tions which are this day communicated,
New York, Aug 9.
pROCESDINGS of yesterday.
RaRONGUE by tie King of Pruflia
to the emigrants made to pals ih review before
him to be sent to the frontiers, after Dumoa
rier’s defeat.
Come near ycru feurvy rascals ; you who
carry war and misery with you wherever you
go. My states, which you have filled with
vermin, banish you forever ; and destine you
to the frontiers which you c» n approach only
in fear and trembling.
When we are poor, weak, cowardly, in
capable of fuppofting the fatigues of an eif hi
day campaign, we must submit to whoever
will »a laws. A-s a mark of favour be
happy then ip the ptivi ege cf becoming
cooks, in cur Jines.
For this once, I furniffi you wi?h arms again
if you allow thetrf .to be pillagedj or it, on
the firft guaefred, yd.Q throw them away, as
you have already.done,, you will be turned in
to the ditches of ^iiefia, or driven off entirely
as vagabonds, I inarch with you to the fron
tiers; b Qt my troPP 3 ' are again routed by
yor pufillanimity,you may exped myPruffians
xo revenge thereupon ypvr fein, the loss of
their brothers in arrqs.—March I and as you
fayjou are gentlemen, firft receive the com
pliments of ,the Sans Culottes,who are so very
desirous of enepuntenng you. •
PENNSTL7A NIA.
~. PHILADELPHIA, X« s «7? 7.
Particulars of the engagement between the
Ambuscade and Bnjlon frigates, on Tburjday
the \jl of August. -
They engaged within from 200 to 150 yards
of each others the Boston firing a broad-fide
without hailing the Frenchman, The Ambus
cade returned the fire, catried away the Bolt
on’s cross jack yardj & pafled by. The Boston
then attacked and came under the Ambuscade’s
lee quarter, when the engagement became very
Severe. The firft and second Lieutenants of the
Boston were wounded in the firft half hour of tne
engagement, the former with a large fpiinter
through his head which the Turgeon could not
extraft. The fire of tbt Boston was quicker
than that of the Ambuscade in the proportion
of ten to feven.but every (hot of the latter took
effed. About the middle of the engagement a
cannon ball carried off Captain Cournty’a head
together with that of his firft Lieutenant of
marines ; and about the fame time meft of the
officers of the Boston were killed or wounded.
Five (hot ttruck the Boston below her water
mark (in a roll of the lea) and p;fled thrr ugh and
thro’ carrying the coppef with them. The
rigging was al^» greatly damaged; and about'
the fame time the main topmast was Ihot away.
The fails and small (pars of the Boston . were
ilfo so eutacd mangled that they had very lit
tle command of the ffiip. During the whole
engagement Captain Bompard preferred a de
cided fire over the Boston, and kept it through
the whole contest.
After Captain Courtney’s desth, the firft
Lieutenant was brought opon deck and took
the command. He immediately bore away, as
the only poffib’e method of laving the (hip,
and Jeff the Ambuscade mistress of the field.
He fleered S. S. W. with the wind at N. E.
The Amdulcide gavechace, but levera! of her
mafis being dgngerouflv wounded - , arid unable
to bear a pre's of fail, (lie hove about after two
hours chace, arid tock a Portuguese brig, from
which she afterwards concluded into New-
York. The hqll of the Boston was much dam
aged, and it was thought impossible for her to
keep the tea any time. She fleeted firft for the
Delaware, but learning there were two French
frigates in this port, Ihe altered her eburfe.
supposed for Nova Scotia. Two French frigate/
however, tad failed from the Hook to inter,
dept her on chat cOurfe. The' French frigate
received but little damage except in hpr masts
and jiggin gi. She had fix men killed and elev
en wotfndcd. 'The Boston had thirty-four kill®
ed and upwards of fifity wounded.
During - -tne’ whole engagement, *■ little
man was plainly -seen, dre fled in a short white
jacket, walking'the quarter- deck of the Am
buscade, with his hands behind his back Lnow
and then, however taking a pinch of (huff.
This - was Captain Bompaid. '
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MARrL A N D.
I -
BALTIMORE, JULY SO.
CAPT. Port sr, of-the Revenue Cotter,
on the 25th and 27th inst. seized 14 fail
of coafling and bay veflels, for breach of the ,
revenue laws.
VIRGIN I A- n - f
p 1 ttsbu rg,a ug. jx Four boats rirriv
ed here on Wednesday last from Fort Wash?
ington—we hear that great pieparations are
making, and large quantities of provisions,
&c. laying in at tlje different garrifons,which
teem to indicate a campaign this fail, provid
ed a peace is not made—|t is also said 2000
militia from Kentucky, under General Scott,
will accompany our army, if a campaign
cakes place.
AMERICAN ADVICES,;
European Intelligence.
COBLENTZ; APRIL 10.
CAPE FRANCOIS.
We still continue to receive accounts of the rlifaf
ters which have fell to the lot of the illfated inhabi
, tahts of Hispaniola. Capt Howland, arrived at Netv-
Bedford from Cape-Francois, informs, shat when he
left the Cape, the negroes and mulattoes were con
tinuing their havoc of the former citizens of that
almoftdeferted island—shooting them—heaping them
in piles, and burning them to allies, and that the
stench from this, and various other causes, was so
great, as to render it next to impossible to walk on
shore.
Those who makea just estimate of the lives of men,
and the deftruftion of interest, must lament the par
ty-spirit which occasioned the baneful disasters in
the devoted island of Hifpanioia—where the most
valuable allotments of life,, are made to depend.on
the tenure,whether Gen.GALBAU (hall be lupieme in
the island, or Messrs. Santhonax and Polv erbl !
'< each receiving their authoriiy from the fame source !
r ——CoiTld great men thunder
As Heav’n itfelf does, Heav’n would ne’er be.quiet;
For every .pelting, petty officer
Would use this Heav’n for thunder.
Nothing but thunder.
Ten thotrfand of the wretched fugitives from,
Martinique, bave arrived at the Britiffi islands, in
great distress. ... . ' . ; .
from the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Fenno, „
'■ MUCH has been said (more than it Was fiippofed
that even ffitir small stock of modesty would have
.permitted the.party to fay) refpeaing the Jury
in the late cause before the'.Circuit Court. I have
not many observations to offer, in regard to the vir
tue, wisdom, fpiritoi independence of said fury—but
thus much may lie depended dri/that if it ffiould be
again asserted in the National Gazette,..or any other
vehicle of falffiodd, that the <* security of tfie rights
and liberties of mankind,” in the smallest degree,
depended oa the virtue ahd independence of a fimi
lap Jvy» U ot this, by any rfleans ; why, in that case
the story of the man who slept all day, from inebri
ajiort, the c6nftable% ftbry of the rym bottle, and
a great many other fortes, all ,tending to ffiew that
this business was highly honorary not only to the
city, but to every individual concerned therein, .
b. . *
** He was pointed at by the officers of tbs
Boston as a mark for the mufquetry; but it ap
pears he escaped unhurt, as well as all the off
icers, we are informed, of the French frigate.*’
Capt. Courtney is said to be a man of about
30 years of age, and has been in several engage
ments before. Citizen Bombard is a youcg
man, and was never before in adual engsge
mert.
‘ f The french have got the fhaightsblocked up at
Malaga, with a very strong fleet.. Last week admi r
ral Hood flopped here with 28 fail of the liner Six
of them came in and anchored. Th®: has been se
veral of their officers qp board of us. They’feem to
speak very favourable of their expedition. Their
mips in general are very indifferently manned.
“ They are to be joined by twenty fail of the^ine
of Spaniards, which are lying here now ; there are
four ships of 126 guns, they are just waiting for
order?, so I expert there will be warm work
shortly.
“ 'Pis the ail of a, Briton to biu{kr and threat
ten, [beaten. '*
Hangs his tail like a fuffy nxben handfantly
MASSACHUSETTS.
. SPRINGFIELD, A.r'7? 6
The town of Boston have sent circular let
ters to all tffe principle towns in this Cem,
mouwealth, requesting them io aflembls in
town meetings, in order to take the lente of
the citizens on rhe propriety of rbe late proc
lamation of the President of the United States
commanding a ftridt neutrality to be obfe’’-
?ed towards the European Nations now at
war. t> This was occaficned in confeqi ence
of a number of hot-headed, unprincipled men
(^hoare lurking in Boston.) using all pcffible
exertions to create prejudices in (he minces of
the pe^c^dbe'citizens, ?gainft the enduftof
aur beloved Prefidert in wifely forbidding
&is fubjefts ” to jijh in troubled ntaters." We
pt,efum.e .to fay. that there are not tsn ref.
peftahle citizens in ibis' diftrid, who will re
fufe t^ unite hand and heart,!, in enforcing, the
ftrideft obedience, to the Proclamation. This
town-has been addrefled on- the fubjed—the
citizens of which? we hope will, immediately
aflemble, and approbate an order, -didated by
a heart always glowing with ' -the purest
wiffies for the prosperity and happiness of
America^
It is by no means impossible that America
may be drawn into an sftive participation in
the war, as far at least as fitting out private
ships of war. The temptations to this are such
as human nature can scarcely refill : and tbe
utmost pains are taken to provoke them into the
toil. VVe sincerely hope tl ey. will not be de
bauched, for fhculd they, from the thirst of
gain, or by the power of intrigues, be drawn .
into the Vortex, all the base passions of the foul
will he put into a ferment, and there, as here,
the manners will be corrupted, arid she people
will degenerate into a set of mercenary beings,
fit to be plaved upon by any schemer who (hall
address himfelf to their interest.
Extrafl of a letter from a gentlenain in Cadiz, to Tii's
brother here, June, 24.
“ There is a* hot var with the Spaniards and
French. We had accounts from Malaga of a battle
being fought between the french and Spaniards ;
the French have defeated them, with the lots of, a
bc,ut two thousand men, and the Spaniards loss up.
waids of 6ccomen.
Gleanings from late London Papers*
BOSTON, AUGUST #6.
NEW-Y O R K.
new-ycrk, AUGUST 12.
are about to he prccipita ed, if, nbtwithftand
ing alb that you have just heard, yon perfifr in
following the inftigaticn of those wh<j m'flead
you, I call heaven to witneis, xis for your
wellate alone that I speak—ls you could fee
the bottom of my heart, you would there dis
cover how rhuch I abhor slavery—how much I
adore Liberty It is she who at this moment
infptres me.
“ i owe to mv country-the declaration I have
made—l have difehargrd my confidence, and,
firm at my post, I wait the event.
I love .the people 100 well not to use my
ntmoft endeavours so save them from the effeils
of their own madness; and if in the excels ot
their blindness, it fhouid happen, that m thia
chair I ffiould receive their attacks covered
with wOunds I will RiH offer up mv rrayem
for their happine.fi; and my lall words II ^li
“ O God preserve mv country, and reidos*
those murderers, they know not Thv do?’'
* (Signed^ | ISNARD J
• An affray tock place the other day in the
New-York, 7on.ire Ccffee-Houfe/between
feme Citizens of New-York and an c fixer of
of the British frigate Btfion (»hoh<d been
lent up prize mslier 6i rhe Republican Frcncfc
priva’cer) it is said to have atiltn from the
. felk wing prcumftatxe :—
Theofficer after vcciferating sgainfl the A
mericans as a r>ation r cL'eied 10 bet a wegerxf
ico dcilarr, that the Boston would take the
? mbufcace frigate in the intended tngage
'ment—” an J he would inflant'y flake rhe
'd oney, provided he was fine it would be jaft
in this ebuntry. ” Upon this Mr. Jeflop ki.u
cked him down—tie officer refe and diew
his fwotd—he was a^ain knocked down,
then ietzed by tie ripe of the reik and rhe
uaiflband of his bteccbes, and refled fron*
the gallery into rhe flreet. St n e rnerc, ntile
perfens attempted to be info ent in his be
half, but were focn ho (bed by a saving
glimpfc of the Liberty Cos.
are qualified, for tbe delirudlicn ot iheir coun.
try, they endeavour to purluace us that they
are employed in saving it.
“ A prey to anarchy, ’here do longer remains
-————MB——gjg— —■ » i
AUGUST 17.
COMMUNICATIONS.
If Mr, Genit can do no wrong —:if whatever "es
of him, is* right : and it falls to his lot to be ex
empted from the frailties of human nature ; then any
censures of his conduit would be -wrong : But if he
be capable of erring ; and if, as a public cha rafter
he has erred, he otightto be made to know, that
there is in this free country, a tribunal. higher than
any the Law of Natrons recognizes-—that of the
PUBLIC OPINION-Mhat th that tribunal he w
amenable, and that he can only be arraigned, before
it through the., medium of a free piefs. He vh»
denies this, is nor -worthy the name of an Ameri
can!..' / \ '
Some weak writers, in the fouthtrri papers, ha^'
alked, tfMr. Genet has irifvilted the people of the
•United States, through the mah of their unanimous
choice, -why The. President .has not refected it to
him ?—But do not these writers know, that it is not
-with Mr. G. that the Prefident’of agrcaißcpuiluid x
* ’ I
■whether MSrfha!, Dcdor, Pettifogger, or what not,
with annotations,&c. will most aflurdly be banded to
the public. . 'ihere has not been many fouler at
tempts made fmee the packing times cf James . the.
; feccnd, and the infamous Judge Jeffries.
*‘ Citizens
. TH til fcshdalcus feene which has just
pafled in the tribunes, convinces ae of the
truth of a conspiracy which has been revealed
to me by many good citizens, who, iearirg th«
poignardsof affi fin s, hve refuted to make their
names public. 1 (had naw develope this plot !
Legiflaiors, people, be attentive !—ycur faftty
is concerned..
“ The Ariftccracv and coalition of kirg*,
who tremble at (heir >n?b.l'ty tn (natch bom
us cur liberty bv the force of arms, are now
preparing to deArcy it by tn intrigue carried
on by gold. These were the days appointed
for the execution of thair plot-yand what paiT*
to France of any rallying point. During these
intervals all the powers at the f; me time at
tack our frontiers, the Ariftecrats, stew thrm
ftlves, and the counter-revolution is' ef
fefted. . '
... ■. • Eeclraaiign.
“Made by the P r eside n t es the Nat ion al
Convention to the French Nation.
ed yeflerdny and to d y in (he hall are only
preliminaries to if. This cvhipiracy has been
formed for the fame pn-rptte as that of the 10th
of May, they wiflj'to deflrov the Convention
by inlurre&idn, and this is their plan cf execu
tion . . < " ' • -
The conTpirators after having fef .a long
time prepared the minds of (he people by craf
ty speeches cioathed in patriotic langn^ge, have
milled the members of the popular socie
ties, of the cor.ftitured authorities, and even of
the Convention itfelf, so as almost to have per
suaded them that to save the country an inform
tedion was neerfiary. This infurredion has
been organized by clandeftinetedramittee*. —
Every thing is preconcerted and arranged —
The disorder which they have created in the
Convention, Kill serve as a pretext for the-ic
projected riot. The women too tend their ^f
fiflance, many of whom have been formed into
regiments tor their iniquiticus. urcertak ng— .
st the memtht t«ben their mifguidrd arms
Citizens, this is the ab»ifs into which yc«
BRITISH INSOLENCE PUNISHED.