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as a Cobbeft, Should be employed by the
Ministry to accomplish the wicked designs
of the British government, and that he
Should obtain fitch an ascendancy, as to pol
'lute,he Dreams of piroUc information !
How changed firice the days of, out Revolu
tion ! when even George the Third
.:' with his heft of myrmidons, were baffled by
Ithe patriotism and integrity of/he free born
citizeris of America, And when a contempt
ible Corporal and his accomplices, would
have been hilled out of .the country, wi|h
every mark of detestation and disgrace,
The contrail is top humiliating, to dwell
any longer on the fubje<sl —but itruff that
the. flam 6 of bur Revolution will not be ex
-1 tinguifhed by the weakest engine of 'the
British nation. On the prefect emergency,
, may the People rally-round the Constitu
tion, as the mount on which their political
ark is to fe<tle with permanency. In this
intrepid attitude of freemen, may they
check their enemies, and finally place them
in that debated Ration, in which they have
attempted to put the independent Citizens
of America.
Americans ;
“ Let all that is party be obliterated, and
let all that, is American appear"—may it
appear in that exigence, as to blast the ig
nis fatuus of a fa&iop, who with to ally us
with Britain : . Mis the American Citizens
embody in a phalanx, and counterad,
with persevering resolution, the machinations
ofan implacable banditti of British incendi
aries. OLD SOUTH.
“ The snare is broken and wehave efcaped,''
hasbf late been an expression of thankfriluefs in
onr public ' devotions ; but, 'while we adore the
Supreme Being far his mercies, it behoves ,s to
watch those who hare attempted to destroy us
The British faction, who have long been planning
a fydem of extirpation, as it relates to France,
have been equally as affiduous'to conned ,the U.
States, in an alliance With the corrupt and op
pressive government of Britain. This abandoned
combination have wished to bring the two coun
tries into a solemn league and covenant, and have
been daring enough to rifque the peace, happfyefs
and independence of America, on the uncertain
& convulsed date in which Britain is now plung
ed. This alliance is as unnatural as winter with
summer, as old age with youth, as virtue with
Vice, as purity with debauchery, as agility with
decrepitude, as day with night, in (bort, as God
wUh Mammon—for, Ootwithftajdmg her parade
of energy, yetThejmmeolity of her debt, on the
commencement of a peace, will unavoidably
throw her into paroxisms of diffolutiot.
A yelling government like America, to ally it
(elf with Britain, is of all things the most abford
and ridiculous —a nation in its vigor, to attach it
felf by treaty, to follow all the speculative and
defoerate projefts of one so peculiarly circnm
fenced as the Englifb, mull be considered b, every
refecting man as injudicious & impolitic^ How
ever anxious fume are,for, their success againf!
France, yet the United States have" more to dfead
fr>m the imposition on their commerce by the
Bri^fh, than from any other power in Europe.
Their victories, therefore, are but a feconddry
consideration with us, but as they respect, Britain
they are a primary c^jea, why then Should we
hazard a Jecondary confutation, to secure a prima
ry onefor Britain ?', Have we experienced* that
friend (hip from her, that America can feel an at
tachment for her welfare ? Has foe refoefted our
neutrality,during the present war, even though
weha/ve facrificed our interest by a difgraceful
Treaty ? Did (he exhibit such patience,, mag
nanimity and generality towards us, during our
Revolution, that we can confide in her friendship,
fa case (he succeed again/? her European enemies ?
•.The'Old Tqrif,s and Apostate Whigs, may
fay YES ! but their judgment is not the criterion?
in the present queftion.' 1 would rathef apply
tothe citizens of Anterica, wh* experienced the
vmdiQiye temper of Britons, Heffi?ns and Wal
* 'deckers-—! wquld rather apply to thqfe who few/
the Hanies of Ch^rietfown, Portland, Norfolk,
&c._.wholexperienced,their quelty on board of
the guard ffiips at New^York— who wept over
the hutfeof worfoip, dismantled of their (temples,!
pulpits,, pews, and sacramental tables—wholes
feeling, '.Were put to the torture, in obfervmg the|
, fangodry. converted to an equeftrain -theatre—
' who heard the profahe 'Language of a fbldiery,|
withinthe tenipje which had long become venerate
,<d by the presence of a Prince, and the benedic {
„tions of a Sew ALL—to those Ufa were accustom
ted to the pleating voice of a Whitfield, w;hen|
' the OttSbuth was crowded before the fun d^d;
(treated tfe eadern horizon. These are the!
charaders to whom I Would make; my addrefi ;:
efoecjallv at, this .period, when Religion, pure)
and uridefiled Religion, is bro't forward as the test
~of patriotism. What fay ye. Citizens' of Ne&i
England? ye Clergy; what is your opinion ?• ye
: men of piety in. holy order,, what confidence can.
you pl@ce to those, who have so grossly and j^
pioifly profaned your houses of wo&fa and
who didurbed your devotions bn the day % apart!
%„.public wnrflrip, Gaff the Mimiters of the!
Gospel now beenm,the friends of. those, who hive
Ihowirfoch a djfpotition of enmii, '4 that BF.iNq
TCfofter adore , After driving the flock from
their Touted pafhtfes—met introducing beads
foffport, on the after where the feufe of men
were ptoftrated- before the Majed# of Heaven-4
after polluting the courts which fed, to. Zion's
gates, wkh every.pbfcenity which could difgrac'e
" human nature, t fee. Minitiers of the 'Gotpel,-
' embrace tfe perpetrators as the : .friends of G&Q
orfo the cause ta wffch you have engaged q
Sucfoan unnatural ajlibnce is affronting to Heaven,
ancUnuft finite end be reprobated by fume evi
dent marks off its di(pleasure.'. The voice of Heaj
venis, “ to refute froth among them? fl ybri
mayias well dependtih Satan, who tempted up#
Savior on the mounts as on the nation whiffy
during our Revolution, violated every principle
of Religion, and finally converted our temples of
worftiip to purpmesthe, moffderag^ry to, §he
honor of HIM, for whose gfof, they were termed.
AJThejninds of the Americans have been infiain;
i. ed mpfefi&a of Religion, ami dialed to an
'aromatize the Frenches the only f, barters of
- this facreA inttkution. But what nation has eOer
been so halite fothe principles of this csntry^4
the Britilh .> From the tirft settlement of Amerit
ca, has hot the hierarchy of the church of England I
been attempting to annihilate the hidependency |
pf our religious ellablifliments ? Why did a |
May hew^nd a Chauncy enter the field of contro
versy, against the assumed rights of National Epis
copacy % Why did those religioufr- patriots ter;
counter.the fpitrb ial weapons of Biffieps and
their hpk'of hireling fcribbiers ? Why were they
biased as diforganizers in their sacerdotal profef
tinns? The anfiver is'plain, because they oppef
ed thofe,who wilhed to " lord it over Chris's
heritage." •• • ~
During the Revolution, this spirit was evidenc
ed In the Hoff linking colours^otir Presbyterian
Meejing-Heufes were the peculiar objeft of re^
fentment—they were (tiled Schism-Shops and ev
ery (haft of calumny and detraftion was direded
at them ) scarcely was a town entered by 'the
British troops, but the houses of worship experi
enced their particular violence. In the town of
Bolton, the inhabitants can recoiled the large pro
portion which fell a facrifice to their Utilities.
Their condlift was so vindictive, that it teemed a
war of Religions extermination, and they placed
our Presbyterian Worship in such a ridiculous
point of view, that they wantonly aimed at those
houses, which were diflinguifhed for the venera
tion of the men who had preached within them.
Dr. Sewall was eminent throughout the world
for hWpifty, and therefore they chose to tignal
ize his fat>auary for the hioft degrading aifftife
ments ; they continued in their impiety, tiftthe
old gentleman (talked before them, in rhe attitude
ofan injured ghott. The Old North wasdiitift,
guifhed by its venerable characters, and this an^
Cient fabrick was defined to the flames. , Every
other place of worfhip^ (excepting the Episcopa
lian) were defiled by their unhallowed hands.
Our Sabbath were days of military parade, and
the highett contempt was fliown for every thing
which wore the appearance of religion and ,mor :
ality ; drums and fifes were the interludes .to our
devotion.,„
FultohicitizenS !
Is this too high a wrought picture of fritifh'
proceedings in this country t during our Revolu
tion ? Ye aged Patriots, I can appeal to you for
the truth of the description—ye venerable Ma
trons; 1 can call on you for the propriety of the
observations—ye Mibifters of the Gospel, feme of
whom now slumber on your polls,. I will, even
venture to summon you as evidences to^he fore
going llatenient. If lam wrong in my narration
come forward and deny the facts ; but if 1 am
right, you muff accede to my principle. ..
Where isthe American then, who wishes an al
liance withiEngland, to defend either our civil or
religious Rights ? But it has lately been decJared
that " many influential characters in the gQvern
ment" have been desirous to accoropfifh this ineaf
ure. On the present occafibn, however, it may
not be impertinent to inquire, whether those per
fbds are not the friends to Mr. Pinckney ? Are
they not deffrous to make him President ? Is he °
not the man who is the object of this particular
party ? It is true, he may not favor their defens
but we ought so be jealous of the candidate, who
is fupported'by men of of this description. Is he
not patronized by the Eflex junto? and rahile
we deleft their politics, wqmuft be careful of the
man whom they recommend.
Unwarrantable jealotify is derogatory to an en
lightened people—bpteher.e are points of decision
to which wife men will adhere. The crisis is im
portant, and it'calls on every confiuerate citizen
to weigh conJequencct. If we mistake our fitua
tinn, or become lulled into security, 6y the decep
tive appellations of Federalists and Jacobins, our
ruin is inevitable. Our government mull depend
, on the wisdom of its administration, and^the ec<^
nomy of its expenditures. An extravagant sys
tem must impoverish the people ; enormous taxes
inn# press hard on the jnduftrious citizens ; eight
per cent loans will increase the public debt, be
yond the ability of those who will be called on to :
difeharge them. Let us then throw rfide party
fpifit, and contemplate the man whok &dl@ po
litical conduit hash en opposed to fucßneafiires
—who this man is, we have the ftronge,evidence
as the abuse of Mr. Jefferson has solely arifen'
from his decided.difapprobatjon of every Religious
Tyranny, and his delire TO adminifler the gov
ernment on,he pure arid EfONOMIcAI principles
of RepublicaniJm,'
Americans f
This being the Ware ofthe faeftfim, can We haftf
between tw& opinions ? Lft us aft like men, andl
'exercife bur Rights a, becomes the descendants of
“ well birn” Americans. The evidence of being
“ well born, is to preferne our Freedom. When'
this is permanently effected, then may we exclaim?
'wjth pleasurable emotions, 6< the Glare is broken,l
and we hrte escaped."• '', ^?
^ •; ? ^ \ OLD SOUTH. I
' 0-cc— —~==trarara „Hngfl^HHbtt== — +
-. From a London paper of Sept. 2% -§
Penna Duplex. By his Majefty,s royal
letters patent' thenewly invented machme
:for writing with TWO PENS producing!
at the fameinftarit, TWO ORIGINALS,'
according t<r?be common mode of writing,
is offered to the.commercial, political, legal
and literary world as well as to all persons
.te.firotis of preferring authentic records of
their correspondence, statements, compofi-l
;iiansj &c„•.'• r^% ^<,;.;.
'This invention,- which is reduced fra
practice both cafy and: frpe from every de
fea, h^ te#{fe&ifaed^^^
^f q^c of the^oft ffi
ers in the kingdom and of fevEraj foreign
ambaffadots. >M&ny performs who&tye been
.obliged!tp h^ve rco.ntfe to this machfae rf :
have ,eff the ^ofcrahplete fatrff
tadify incite,fe of the DOUBLE WRl^
' Th^troubte attd inconvefynce at-,
lending the former, .are totally fiipcrceded
by the latter, which is so justly formed that
tfcreo, be nomiflakh im its ^fe, and con
ft ru&ed with fetch mechanical exaanef§and
foli<lity,as to prelate the meceffity of alt
repair. By this machine, ohihe merits of
which alohe,hq patentee rests his pretfmtons
to general en&uri^eme,t, the merchant and;
trader, those /concerned iri the various de-i
payments of service, gentlemen ofalmoft
every defc,iplion in the law, anddl pexfoms.
en^iged in an extenfiye and important cor,
fltfel'^^ hifav^thd
poffibi^ty oftineorreanefs, towhicfahe best
copyists arc too frequently liable.
I T%e;Double Writer will be Fobndffi^
culiarly in copying Drawings ; and tp Gehi
ilemen Who travel, It must be' more valua
be in point of accuracy and feerecy than the
most ableand confidential amarmenfis. The
execution of the Machine is so exadly
minute; as to render it impossible to discov
er the ilighteft difference iu a hair stroke, or
ip the marks of punfytion. The (pace
occupied by the machine is very trifling, as
it is contained in a fixed portable writing.
Manufactured and fold only by J. H.
Farthing, No. 43>'C° rn hiU, London, Pock
et book maker, Wholesale and for exporta
tion., „
ONE OF OUR SOLOMONS'
Prior to the late election, a gentleman of
Montgomery country took occasion to ask
one of pur venerable senate, whom he intend
ed supporting tor congrefi.' “ O General
Muhlenberg, by all means ;to before by
all means, General Muhlenberg, ; one of the
best men in the world; Noone he wished
better.,
The election over, the citizen met the sen
ator and thus they spoke:
Citizen. So, Mn Potts, I find you have
opposed Gen. Muhlenberg.
Senl How is that, Sir, how is that ?
Gt, You told me before the election,
you meant to support Gen. Muhlenberg, but
1 find you have voted against him.
Sen Voted, aye—who told you ?
Cri. It is unnecessary to fay who told me
, —lt is a fad, and you used your influence
against him.':
Sen. Why to be fore I did vote: But Vil
Jell yon how it was. The day after I saw
you I had an invitation to dine with Mr.
Bingham. Cou'dn't refufe to, dine with
Mr. Bingham. So away 1 went.' Fine
houfe—^knock'd at the door——Gentleman
fine djeft came to the door—l told him my
name was Potts/ He lays nothing, but
hallows out Mr. Potts—another fine gen
tleman who was inside cried but Mr. Ports ;
and so it was np and down Stairs, Ms! Potts'
Mr. Potts Putts-—Potts—Mr. Potts-—
Potts—Potts— -Pous. I walk'd in, and at
,the foot of the ftaits also, I Was well known
by every body, as if I belonged to the family.
On the landing, I was saluted by a gentle
man I did not know ; but who knew me
very well. One asked me how do you do
Mr. Potts ?—how do you do Mr. Potts ?—
Mr. Potts ?—every body knew me. I did
not think I was half so well-known.
Byand by dinner was brought us. .
Such a house, such a dinner —'C) such a din
ner. There was every thing here. Ladies
all knew me very well ; and Mrs. Bing
ham herfelf asked me to carve the turkey—
it looked so round and so good. I could
not refufe to carve a turkey, so I carved,—
But what do you think, it was a turkey
without a bone in it ! Surprifing—Lufeious
dinner—wonderful turkey—not a bone in
it—l was furprized ; but we all laughed ;
for they laughed, and to did I, Who could
vote ^gainft such a man aS Mt. Bingham?
..., . (4 ur ° ra )
Nummary, from Gurepe.
,she fearful peasant to-the war is prefix
The fields lie fallow in ingb+iow.reft,,l
The plains no paflure to the flock dffdra, ;
The crooked feythes are straitened into swords;
And there tne Po rebellows with alarms, . ^;
And there the Rhine her hardy offspring arms ; !
The neighboring cities rqnge on several sides ; );
Perfidious Mars long plighted leagues divifts, J :
Ana o'er the wafted wo&in triumph rides.];
1 1 bj/!°DEN?SSEPT.ify
Lucca has been entirely evacuated by the;
French. The Auftfiaris have alfoevacu-j
ated Ferara, and re-pafled the PoZ Bdfbfe:
they left it they exacted a.contribution ofj
Bq,ooo crowns.,_
By the followingarticlc, we ate led to]
anticipate an invafionipf , Portugal by the!
French, It is .dated London, Sept;!i.
" A Lisbon mail arrived : this morning,]
brought by the Prince Adolphus packet, in
12 days. The private letters inform us,j
that all hopes of .peace bet ween France andl
Portugal ' afe at an end, ffie fafei having re-j
jearcihe chief Conftiteoffers. Ah inva-l
flop is expected. Geti: Behtiier and hisj
fuite^r© arrived at Madrid'; a paffpprt was|
applied for by the G^n^alTp proceed tp
Lisbon, in order to toe ar conference with!
the Prince Regent. The reqwee however
was refufed, becanfe jt wa{ fafpeaed ih^t
Berihiet's teal bbje&was to retonncitre the
Rate of the country. The efymmifnication^
between the Courts pf.Liibon and Madrid)
are freffient. Gem. Atactombfe is expe&-
qdat Ltfbon with lo^Qo roan. The tyu-l
arion of Portugal is reprefepted tQ be de- !
pk>rab)e. Provifiens are scarce, and tie
vintage and harvest have entirely failed. .'
Buonaparte approves the'late feybUrtiont
jn Switzerland, and requetfs no conAjtution^
imay^fe eftablilhed till ' aftet peace, as her
fafitory may bk altered. V?:<f [
The'Ffench have again poffeffic/htfßo-'
magna.
Tie report ofa change of mlniftry at Vi
enna,gains ground.
The Cifalpine conflitutibn is finithed, but
not to be carried into operation till peace.
Admiral de W rater is the Batavian charge
des affairs at Paris.
The preparations for war continue
with the utmuft adivity on the partof the
French.,-
- The army of Gen. Angereau is to take
the name of the army of Bohemia and of
the Lower Rhine. The head-quarters arc
to be advanced furtheron.
Under, the London bead a very lengthy
firing of tefohitfons are given refpe&ing the
finances of Great-Britain, laid befote the
House of Commons, by Mr. Tierney. We ;
have compr^fa. Ithem under their diftin&
heads and reduced them to dollars, that-our
readers may Without the trouble of calculi
tion, have some Idea of the present financial
state of that* country, induced by their war
meafurcs. .*..' •'
National debt, i,gSi,,133,360 dollars.
Sum to be raised tor the year 1800, in-,
taxes and loans, 286,392, 312 debars,!
The annual peace efta bli(h merit, for nine
years after the concluQon of the war, ad
mitting it ends this year,, exclusive of any
charges to be incurred forTurns to paid off
the winding up of the war, or ary inereafe
in the naval or military eftablifbmlnt beyond
the last peace, calculated a i44,88b,88gd0!-
lars.''. # \
,The peace establishment before the war
wasJittle more than half as much as it ,is
calculated to be after its close.
ALGIERS.
',*'" Dubois Thainville, feat to Algiers by
the firit Consul, in, order to negotiate an accent- 1
modatior, concluded there, on the 20th July, the
tollowing armistice:
UNLIMITED-ARMISTICE,
Concluded between his Excellency Muflaphq Pacha,
Dey of Algiers, and Citizen Charles Francis Du
bdrThnimrille, Commissary General of Commers
C H Relati °"^> fumbled with full powers by the
FiFjl Consul ^ the French Republic, in order to
treat fir-a peace with that Regency.
ART. I. - From the t„h July, year 8, alHfoftifr
ties between the two nations (halt cease.,
LI. Orders -(hall be, immediately given by the
corsairs of that Regency, to refpeft the French
flag ; as Citizen Dubois Thainville engages that:
his government Ihat lforbid all armed vessels at the
Republic to molest those of Algiers.
ILL All vessels taken by due or the other afte,
the /,th July, ffiall be given np, togetfet with
their cargoes and crews. : c^<
IV. Until the cohclnfion of 'a ' definitive peace,
^ll Algerine vessels shall be received in the ports#
the Republic, as fliall all French into th^ports of
the Regency.
V. In case of a rupture of the present armistice;.
it isagreed that notice (hall reciprocally be given
thirty days before the re-commencement of hostil
ities.
Algiers, fitly 30, 8,4 year of the French fr
public-^cmd the,2Bth of the (Woon Sefer^.
. . . and the 1215th year of the Negiia. .i
'( Si ^ ned) - 8 ,
MUSTAPHA PACHA, &c.
, , DUBOIS THAINVILLE.
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From orte of the lafejl French Payers.
OSTEND, SEPT; i&,
A dreadfirterrnt has plunged this town into rff
filiation and mourning. A barque tfaverfiug fhj
can'alyetlerday evening,iat the rtfing tide, ^hfi
rribfe thair necrperform of every age inti fei, was
funk in mid channel, and oct ofthe whole only fy
were fav^d ; ,11 rhe rest perished. The day had
been fair, and a fete was held at Slyckens, a vfct
lage a league and an halt fan Oftend, to Which 1
more tiiah four thbufind of the ^habitants had re-
P^ l '^'',
The boat had fcareefr quitted the bank when the
damage Was perceived ! blit'iuftead of 'returning
whHft it was yet practicable',the conduadrs, as
infatuated,- would pirWtheirwa,. fte water
entering at every part fevefal men threw them
selves overborn^ and were drowned so the uhirfo ,
poof. ' Arrived as ford ch^hrtl, the tries of the
people were dreadful ; the boat fopn after funk &
uothing was to be Itai tut the bodies of the wo
men and. ehiklren, rolling athidft the waves,
linking never to re-appear. Some were retetterf
;aratbrottglit to- life, but when , the boats arrived,
they could only bring up about rod corpses. San
tonoz, the commandant of artillery, loft there 4
[ of his children - The fafrervifor of artillery pet
ifhed with his u ife and son; the nephew & niece
of a captAin of artillery, also periffied. The lat
ter threw himfelf into the flreaid, nrt<t fived three
: peffons, buteould not find those who were most
dear.go him. All Wendis in t^h ffyffit eve
ry pterion has loft a relation or a friend. One fy-
Vffi&nce deserves tb be recited ^A wamantos
this morning taken lifelefs out of the water ; it was
perceived i rhowever, on undressing her, that there
was a palpitation in her womb, # A surgeon was
called in, who performed the C^Greaq operation
aad drew fortban infant, which to every appear
ance relikely to live. ? '= - %
The City of Humbug has emrafat
within the last ten years fn population and
trade almoff beyond example, owing „ fa
ineutral situation and to the decline of Am
sterdam ; her population amounts TO
1.30,900, Within the year T79Q, there/"
were not lets than 46 nations of pounds
imported imo that city, of which twenty
miifions was ftom the'potts of the United
States. The importation of fngar amounted
tQ;pjent, three million.pounds ; the number
of veiled tb*t.,totered her ports withinfe
fame year fa^ag# of which „g were
from the United Jitaies.
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