The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-06-10 00:00:00, page 4

N E W * Y O R K, May 24.
The Baltimore Daily Advertiser of
Tuefday last, contains an affbciation, sign
ed by 63 matters arid mates of veflels, in
which they declare they will riot proceed
to sea, Until they can be allured that the
Bag of the United States will be refpe&ed,
and their per fans secured.- The reasons
for this resolution al Sated at large—‘are the
hifults and losses they have sustained, and
are liable to while the laws of nations are
so fhamtfully violated by Britilh privateers
and men of war*
'[Dr. PARR thus /peaks with a
.glorious energy, which while
England is true to itjelf,
while then are men* will, we
hope and believe, find an echo
in every Breafl.]
U |N opposition to all pleas
A of interference from all
the other powers of Europe,
let Frenchmen, lays common
justice, decide upon the af
fairs of France.”
Bella viri, Pacemyue ger ant,
queis bella gerenda !
*‘lf it be-urged that princes
have a common cause, para
mount to the rights of fub
jeits, and of men, the answer
is, "They who are not princes
have also a common cause, and
if true to the mJelves, to their
neighbours, to pofterity,—Con
federacy, must meet Confedera
cy, and the world s deluged
with blood I”
their colours, and the EnglUh troops had
formed themselves in order to enter, an„d
take pofTeffion, when the French opened
their batteries again upon them, and killed
upwards of two hundred men. The sea
men enraged at this, ruihed on with great
impetuosity, and immediately stormed the
garrison, which they carried with little or
no loss. Upwards of 150 Frenchmen were
put to the sword * -
“The threatened crusade of
RufHian Despots is an Out
rageous infringement on the
laws of nations! A savage
conspiracy against the written
and unwritten rights of man!
•—and therefore in the sinceri
ty of my foul,
I pray the Righteous Governor of the
Unwerfe,
the Creator of Men,
the. King of Kinge,
I pray him, to abate the pride t
to aj^uage the malrce,
io confound the device},
of all the parties diredly or
indirectly leagued, in this
complicated feene of guilt and
horror! —this insult on the
dignity of human nature it
felf! --This Treason a
gainst theMAjESTYof GOD’s
own image [rational immortal
Man ! [London Paper.]
CHRISTIanste AD, (St, Croix) jpril 26
ON Thursday left came to anchor here,
the Englilh frigate Ro/e, of 28 guns,
Capti Scott. On the next day, the
Quebec frigat® of 36 guns, Capt. Rogers*
tn&.BulkDog (loop of war, Capt. Browne,
appeared in this harbour; Captain Scott's
and Rogers, came on Ihore. It is said
(hips are in pursuit of 3 French veflels, that
had made their escape from Guadeloupe*
with an immenfetreafure, after the surren
der of that island ; which we learn for cer*
tain took place or> Sunday last. Morne
Palmiest was carried by storm. We hear
that ^he Englilh loft several hundred of their
troops at the redudion of this island. At
Point Petre t the Frenchmen had struck
Ob the French Revolution.
Having made extracts from the heft re
sources, of all that appears ro be the most
intereftihg, no article of intelligence re
mains in our poffefliou that welhink worth
reciting. We therefore give only the fol
lowing remark, That, the raiftrig the EM
BARGO, for which the commercial world
stands all prepared, is not equally received
by evry defcnpticrnof politicians. By feme,
it is received with the moil lively glee of
excitation. By others with a kind of judi
cious approbation—-Some receive it with a
dubious atquitfcintt ; Others with bare sub
mission ; lome protest against it; and o
thers fay it will be the ruin of our cdun^ry.
So differ the opinions of passengers at sea,
with regard to their measures who navigate
the ship in boiflerpus weather, and under
circumstances of difficulty or of danger.
A late London paper fays, ** It appears
from Lloyd’s lifts, that from the firft of
Feb. 1793, to the firft of Feb. 1794, 316
ships have been taken by all the allied
powers from the French, and that the
French have taken from allied powers 410.
The balance therefore of the captures in
favour of France, is 94-’*
There are accounts from various quarters,
That rhe King of. Piuffia had withdrawn
himfelf from the combination of France.
We know not to what foufee to trace their
o igin. And after the treaty signed in
June last between that power and Great-
Britain, it may be difficult to assign ihem
any great degree of authenticity—As a
measure which would tend to the re-eftab
lilhment of Peace in Europe, it is a con- 4
fammation most devoutly to be wilhed—
and it is an event not Unlikely, every thing
conlidered co take place.
OF Spain the fame reports are in efreu
la.ion, and the fame obferVations apply.
BY the last papers from Europe, via
New-York, as late as April 8, it does not
appear that the campaign had then open
ed, but immenle preparations were making
for this bloody purpose ; Vaknciennel of
course remained in the hands of Austrians;
nor is there any mention made of the cap
ture of Jersey and Ghernley, but those
places were threatened and the inhabitants
were very apprehenlive of such an event,
as the French had a&ually landed 20,000
men on the island of Chaufe, which lies a
bout 8 leagues from St. Malo, 6 from
Crenville, and fit from Jersey. There
were 34 fail of the line, and three French
frigates lying in Cancale-Bay, besides three
frigates cruising off Chaufe. This intelli
gence was received at London, officially.
The papers are filled with very interesting
information of the defection of the King of
Prussia from the confederacy against the
French Republic ; This, however is dented
in some of the miniflerial papers: But a
variety of concurring circumstance, scarce
ly leave a doubt of the truth of this highly
interesting tranfa&ion to the cause of civil
and religious Liberty throughout the world.
It is a well known fad that certain French
Commiflioners, sent by the Convention,
were received with great refpefl and atten
tion by that Monarch ; That he has been
a long time tired of the War; and that he
wilhed 10 retreat as soon as he firft di (cover
ed the imposition pra&ifed upon hint by
the French aristocrats, in persuading the
Duke of Brunfwiclc to believe that their
strength in the Republic was far greater
than It appeared—Hisjealoufy of rhe Em
peror—The propofol of the Britilh Minister
to take into pay the French emigrants ; and
his artful silence when called on by Mr.
Grey in the Hdufe of Commons, to de
clare what he knew of this affair—all these
eircumftances go far to prove the defeßion
of thePrufflan Monarch. Upon the Whole,
Ihould this event prove true* it will essen
tially change the face of the war, and may
effectually put an end to it.
It is also said, that the Spaniards medi
tate a feperate peace. They tod are sick of
their British friends, who make them ftiare
the labor, and pay their full proportion, of
the expence; but take good care to secure to
themselves all the profits of the enterprize
as iff die retreat from Tuition; where they
took all and left the Spanilh Admiral the
dupe of their artifice. Should this prove
tfu£, Jonny Bull will, and mult fight it out
alone, with perhaps, America against him
in reality, as (he has always been in heart
and inclination. For it is well known,
except a few tories, pardoned refugees,
speculations, and British merchants, the
BOSTON, June 2,
may 26.
Tromthe Norfolk American Gazette Ex-
Yesterday arrived here, the ship Dominic
Terry, Capt. De Hart, from Lilbon, which
place he left the 28th March, in company
w>th upwards of 40 fail of. American ves
sels under the convoy of a Portuguese frig
ate and two 20 gun brigs.
When the Dominic Terry parted wi:h
the convoy, the Capt. of the frigate inform
ed Cap:. De Hart that their orders were
to cruile between the Weftern J Hand s, Ma
deria, and Cape St. Vincents, to intercept
and capture Algerine vessels.
When Capt. De Hart left Lifoon, they
were fitting out a number of ships of war
to cruise againlt the Algerines.
THE voice of the people is not for war,
unless neceflary for our falety and honor.
Why Ihould we be thus ingenious to avoid
a peace and rush hastily into the tragedy
of Europe? At such a moment we ought
to pause, and enquire what we can gain by
war. We now poflefs every blelling for
which other nations contend ; we may lote,
but cannot gain by cohfuflon. Tne price
of our present political happiriefs was not
small; we are now eating the fruit of that
tree, which was watered with the blood
of our fathers; yet we fuffer the canker
worm of jealousy to feed on its foliage, the
whirlwind of difeord threatens to root it
up for ever. What attradiion do we find
in the desolation, the ridfery, the crimes of
Europe ? Their very virtues are (haded
with horror ; their fillers are the fcoprges
of mankind ; their buffnefs is opprfffion ;
their sport is violation; they trade in blood;
the pfiefts of Moloch offer daily Heca
tombs of ih nocent vidims ; they fatten
ors human iacrafices; our former friends
are inline; or rather their patriot)fm bor
ders on phrenzy ; Europe is at war with
all the feelings of nature : they blaspheme
her rights; they laugh aft her agonies. Can
A gentleman frdm Savannah, informs
that on the 19th ult. arrived j n that port
the French privateer fchoon er | es Amis
Point Petre, Captain Talbot, with a prize
ship of 600 tons, mounting 16 guns and
had on board about ^SO men j belonging
to Pensacola, said to be worth 120,000
dollars: This is the eighth valuable prize
taken by Captain Talbot. The schooner
mounts only ten four pounders, and is said
to be’ong to Captain John Sindear, of
Smithfield.
Died at Topsfield, cn the 22d of April,
Capt. Joseph Cummings, in the tO2d
year of h ; s -ge. He was born at Woburn,
Sept, j, 1692, O. S. At the age as I 2 he
came ttf Topsfield, by the invitation of a
relation, who gave him a traft of wild land,
oh Which he fettled and lived about 80
years. In early life he made a public pro
feffion of religion ; and^ by a uniform piety,
integrity, temperance, chearfulnefs and
benevolence, he supported an amiable and
unblemilhed character. He was not favor*
ed with advantages of education ; but
strong mental powers, an ihquifitive turn of
mind, and a tenacious memory, had enabled
him to acquire and retain a good know
ledge of the principal events and public
tranfadions of the last hundred years;
PoffefTed of a rich fund of interesting and
entertaining anecdotes, he was a living,
hiftory of nearly 3 century. Within his
memory the people in his neighbourhood
were in fear of the Indians, and he had
himfelf flood centry at small fortrefe in the
town. Employed from his youth in cul
tivating a valuable farm, not with exeef
five labour, but fleady industry—living in
a plentiful, but plain and Ample manner—
and enjoying a uniform cheetfulnels—the
powers of his body and mind continued in
great vigor, to a very advanced age. When
nearly an hundred, he would readily mount
his horse from the ground ; and his reason
continued to his last moments. Satisfied
with living, and with little appearance of
any other disease than senility, he closed
this mortal feene, in the cheerful hope of a
bieffed immortality. His defendants were
2 children, 23 grand children, 116 great
grand-children, and 32 great great grand
children.——Totkl, 123.
whole people with one voice, are for the
French Republic I
The following are the concluding ob.
fervations made by Mr. Dexter, in thtf
House of Representatives of the Union* on
the motion for prohibiting all commercial
intercourse with Great-Britain.-—
traordinary, of the 19th inst.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
SALEM, March
IMPORTANT.
Dr. Priestly preached his fare
well sermon on the o,oth March, at
Hackney,to a very crowded audience,
previous io his failing for America^
from APIs 2O> 32’.
it be necessary to describe the happinefe of
our country to shew the contrail ? V e are
so familiar with public blefliogs, that we
have almost forgotten the value. The voice
of oppression is 'Dot heard. Our habita
tions are the dwellings of virtue and do
mestic happiness. The laws of morality
and of our country are revered. We pre
fane not the altars of religion. We hsve
realized the golden age of fable. We
have pra&ifed republican Visions. In thia
moment of danger our minds should fweH
to the magnitude cf the occasion. We
ought to brave every danger to defend thews
ineilimable advantages ; but if we Wats
prudence, we fhail appear to want every
virtue. I have now done with the qiiefliofi.
The measure appears to me to threaten great
mifchief to our country. If this Ihal! bt
realized, tho’ I fhaH firsre in the cofamoi
calamity, a review of my conduct uill not
upbraid me. We may look back aero's a
deluge, of misery which may overwhelm
the country, to the happy shore of peace,
which perhaps we now imprudently aban
don. We may recall this moment as chat
in which we hoisted the floodgate of de*
flru&ion. On such a retrofped our coun
trymen may fay,you are ’he authors of ihefe
calamities, and you are reTponfible.
John Dean, jun’r’S.
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son.
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