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0v Republican Lap preacher,
; No. 8.
ART THOU IN HEALTH MF,BROTHER ?
THIS was the courtly and h,ocritical faluta
:tion of Joab to Amafa, when he was about to deft
froy him. Joab had by his recent conduct, for
feited the favor of the king, who had- appointed
Amafa Captain of the host in his Bead. Joab
could not well brook this. 'He waited an oppor
tunity to wreak his vengeance upon his rival, and
^fortunately for Amafa, an opportunity soon oc
curred, In pursuing after Sheba, who had rebel-,
IW 3gainlt the king, the sacred historian tells us,
that Amafa went forward, and Joab followed after.
"When he came up with him he accolled him thus:
"Art thou in health my Brother ?" and Joab took
^mafa by the beard to kiss him ; but Amafa took
to heed of the sword that was in Joab's hand ;
to he smote him. .therewith in the fifth rib, and he
died r The cundu2 of Joab on this occasion, is
truly piadrefqne of that class of men—who “ be
fyay with a kiJs" —who, while they are mixing the
tyfon in the bowl, which is fraught with death,
(gill affeft a benign and courtly air, and presenting
the fame, enquire," art thou in health my brother ?”
'Joab was ambitious, designing, cruel and def
mute of true virtue ; confeqoently he was fit for
murder; tfeafon and the like.—Are there any men
of the present day, whose character will bear an
analogy with that of Joab's ; — let nofuch men be
trafled- —tor fuares are in their way and thorns are
iq, their paths. It is' but of little consequence,
yriiat a man's outward profellion may be, if he is
not upright* in heart, he cannot be a good man —if
ire is not in reality a friend to liberty, he mult be
afa enemy—he ought not to be entrusted with the
a@miniftration of any affairs private or national ;
tfr, if he is, anting entirely from feffi/h motives,
add personal aggrandizement, he will facrifice ev
ery thing which may counteract his wilhes ; and
aft this too, in away so very complaisant and
courtly, that the vidims will not dilcover before]
it' is too late, that they have been taking a fnake I
in their bbfoms, whose glittering scales and daz.l
ling eyes have only served to charm them to theirl
destruction. It is not matter of .much furprifel
that so many men get into posts of honor and pro-1
fit, (not much inferior to Joab,) when so little at-I
tendon is paid to the election of rulers. This isl
an evil, agreat evil under the fun. It is an evil I
of such magnitude, that if attention is not paid toI
itiin season, a set of men will work themfelyes in- ]
to power, who, like Joab, are waiting for an op-1
portunity to. give a death blow to pur Liberties I
alia Independence. We are sensible there are ma-I
nfto be found, who view these admonitions as
idle dream; and who Bill wish to rest in their
fancied security. To men of this class, the preach
ec.would address himfelf, and, if jpoflible, arouse
them to a sense of their danger. The privileges
you now enjoy were dearly bought—they are the
price of many a here ! they are too valuable to
be loft ! Cass your eyes around—view the coun
tries where slavery reigns—where monarchs
rule, arid where aristocracies prevail. Contrail
them with your own, and then fay, Which is the
mbit happy country ? How miserable are the in
habitants of-thofe countries, where the will of one
man is the fuprerrie law of the land, whose fubje&sl
are Haves, and whose Haves are miserable ! many]
of,'whom are even denied the liberty of complaint. I
tfa view of Great Britain, the government ofl
which is heldout by many as worthy ofimitation.l
Sre how m^ny thousands are there rendered mil-I
erable—wretched in the extreme : Select the clafs]
of pampered nobler-overgrown clergy —the mil]
itafy and otherJ,dependantsupon the crown,and |
who are they that remain—a class of men, who]
d^g out a miserable exigence, and who, to avoid]
Qarying, are daily, obliged, to enroll themselves inl
the army and navy; to be foot at for fix-pence per l
day. In Ireland the 'picture is Kill worse. There, I
in that wretched country, the lower class of citi-1
zeds are passing miserable— and if they dare fpeakl
their wrongs, their throats are cut to teach chemi
better manners. In this famed country, G. Britain,]
nllfiiom'hre yearly expeuded\by its Jord, lings andl
overgrown clergy, while the industrious laborer]
can look for, and expert nothing but poverty and]
.tyretthedhefs. 1...' ; ' rr f/i^s
•Then, Americans! Republicans ! be not de-]
cetfed! It i, with' a vft, jo eftablilh such a.gov-1
eminent that these coutUy'fons qf Zeruial iare at]
wdrk—for this their affetted and obsequious po-|
liteqefs-—their pretentions to patriotfm, &c. They]
are npw crying ^OU£ —down with the Jacobins— 1
fopport the government —-but mark the hypocrifyl
rii^n. They were .continually crying to]
the President, “ Art thort tn health my brother
Bufefoan as he seemed ^ oppose their views andl
deligAfr— they blow Jhe trumpet, and vauntinglyl
seem to fay, What portion have we in ROAMS', I
wh^'t lot have we in tte fucceifor of ^asH-l
ilfyby ?=-Every man to his tywii tent,"O JfraeU
It U in the dark wemuft expert to 'meet these!
mety oOTI^y endeavor, as much -as possible, tol
(hun the open path, for fear of detention. The]
dagger tffyich is to d^ray. our : Republican forms]
of^overnrtrent; is ferreted. ? But,give these de-|
Wfehi&i pnoppartmiity, and They, will, Joab
like, take our Independence by the beard, andl
fartri opr cotytitution under thefflth rib—and a 111
tW,hile, enquiring in a courtty manner, “ Art\
thlh?in health, my brother \
%^ ^w# BW^^
,%mfyfyu, from Paris papers, iff the y.York Gazette.
BrMM, Cpmft^ef WCW,, ^m^tiiftCT oflfrar.
"fe' coiffleffi that, our petition in rthe rear
wb&Wve Kerfed theenemy into folfe measures.
The&m + 6f teffkum has undeceived them.
We farght to<b, front 7 m the morning till 8 at
uighp Theffm^ WAS repulsed. and pursued as
far fl&mond. ' Ele F B^ ^ Fret and
teo^nffian and English prisoners, are the fruits
of tHU vidory^ Generals Gouvion, Roftalland,
Van&^eyßonhbrtfme; Atibree, Simon, Malker,
^nd Burette, exhibited fueb talents as decided the
the day. I'U soon fend you a^of those
a&'^^^r"
Chatham, brother , to. Mr. Pitt, is
in the beck. pf General killed at the
^iteof ^eq, Is not Mr, ^po& but.the Ruffian
founded the expedi
^4 brim vended, 0a.6.
Mentor^Q ^5
The advantageous position taken by our army,
the considerable reinforcements either already ar
rived, or approaching by forced marches, open
the most favorable profpeds; while the glorious
vi&ory in Switzerland, gained by the courageous
Maflena must more and more augment our, config
depce, and strengthen our hopes, that again, as
formerly, the republican armies shall triumph e
very where, and that finally, the cause of .liberty
founded upon a secure basis, shall be blessed with
the fruits of those facrifices, which the circling
fiances of the moment require, and which every
true republican will readily offer, to attain the
molt salutary ends, and to realize that happiness,
of which we have the most exhilirating view.
Letter from the commissaries of the army to the di
rectory of the Batavian republic. .. . :
t CITIZEN DIRECTORS,
we hatten to fend you the favorable news that
till enemy are totally beaten and are retreating
rapidly—The French have taken poffeffionof Alk
maer, and are bu fied in following the enemy—
We are desired to fend diredly to Beverwyck 200
men to escort the prifouers here. We hope to
have the pleasure this evening to fend the particu
lars ef_the victory which we have obtained.
Esteem and RePpeß, 1. ^. ^^
~ -E. DE PINDEA,
W. E. DOMPSELER.
From Amflerdam they write,
To day the municipality have published an ac
count from Gen. De Monceau, that the English
have retreated froni Alkmaer, and that the French
have taken fioflemm; th L at great difor^ler prevails
in foe English army, and.that the Ruffians aflaffi
nate their officers ; that 800 men who were taken
by tte English, are lent back unexchangedr The
premiers of the^nemy fay, that th^ battle of the
6th; toil ithem 6bcb' men, 15 pieces of canhon.—
Thisevening palled twehty>three waggons with
wounded Frenchmen- ...J
One " General has fufered, which is supposed to
be the cause of their retreat.
u^^'' • —_
^ Extra# of a letter from Alkmaer,
This morning at 3 o'clock the English evacuat
ed our town and retreated to Laugendyk, and the
Dutch and French, .troops entered at 10 o'clock.—
'Tis remarkable, that the fame day in 1572, it was
likewlTe retaken. " ,
•rr ' .HAGUE, OCT.IO.
'The Citizens R. -de Fineda and W. E. Van
Dompfeler, commissioners of the executive of the
Batavian republic for the organization of an arniy
of arimed citizens, have written the following let-,
ter to the said executive, dated Haerlem, Oft. 8.
o'clock. The battle was indecilive during mod
of the day. At 3 o'clock the commander inchief,
Brune, sallied forth at the head of his battalion,
which measure decided the victory. Eleven pie
ces of cannon, and 1500 English and Ruffian pri
soners, a great number of slain, principally Ruf
ftans, with a number of wounded, are the trophies
of this victory. During 8 hours, langrage and
balls thundered amidst our line.
1 salute you with refpeft,
ROSTOLLAND.
Viftory has returned to her fidelity. Site has
again embraced the llandards of the Republic.,, ;
'ln Egypt, Buonaparte has displayed prodigies
of valour. 18,000 men, who computed the army
of the enemy, have been all slain or taken.
Ta Batavia, Brune has defeated The Ruffians
and English. The French army displayed the most
heroic courage against an enemy of far foperior
force. The Anglo-Ruffians had a great number
slain, and we took from them 11 pieces of cannon,
and 1,500 prisoners.
In Swi tzerland, the Republicans have acquir
ed additional glory. In a telegraphical message
from Mafleria, dated yelterday, he fays : I have
completely defeated Suwarrow. Hu army is in
fall flight. A message received yetterday; Bates
as follo as : The Ruffian army has loft fix thousand
men, and agreat number of Jlandards and pieces of
cannon. Suwarrow has retreated into the country
of the Grifons, and is feniking in the mountains.
. The lories of the Republicans on these severe oc
casions, are very trifling ; which we attribute to
that heroic enthusiasm so peculiar to French Re
publican armies.
[A letter from the President of the executive, to
the President of the representatives, was read in
the assembly on the sth of Oftober, giving an ac
count of the action of the 2d. It mentions to par
ticulars, which are not already known from Ham
burgh papers, via Boston. But it has the follow
ing remarkable passage: “ Now our trocps are
so placed that they have no apprehension of being
attacked. The position of Beverwyck is fd con
centrated and adapted to convenient movements,
that, on the arrival of reinforcements, we shall be
able to aft effectually on the offensive. The divi
sion of Lt. Gen. Daendels, having retreated to Pu
merend and Monnikendam, completely covers
Amsterdam. The enemy has fuffered much—the
Rifflians did not shew themfelves."]
After the reading of this letter, the President of
the reprefntatives made the following speech :
Citizens Representatives,
BALTIMORE,DEC. 14.
Selected and translated for the Federal Gazette,from
the Rotterdam Courant, of the Bth, 12th, 15th Oft.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY.
^effage to the Councils of Ancients and Frot Hun>
dred—lßth Vendemdire, 8 year, (08. 10.)
CITIZENS REPRESENTATIVES, . .
Citizen Diredors,, ; . %£\
The news which we had the honor to write you
this day at noon, are hot only confirmed, but thisl
evening a French adjutant-general arrived, with
the commandant of this place, Parve, who assures
us, that THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIANS ARE
FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. There
is alfo'a private letter from Beverwyck, Rating,
that the Ruffians revolted against their officers,
and killed several of them, even as it i, said, their
general, and that this was the cause of their pre :
cipitare retreat. What is very fare, is,, that the
Rnffiariofficers, prifonefs of W^r, tpldnstbis morn
ing that these two days past they had no bread,,
and that great misunderstandings exist between
them and English. .\ r^{%v
• } ROTTERDAM, OCT. It.
We have received letters from 'Atntierdam, by'
which we learn that the armiesare engaged again,
and tha,the French are already in Petfen. There
received by the Anthony Mangin.
BATAVIAN REPUBLIC.
GOHIER, President,
LAGARDE, Sec. General.
HAARLEM, OCT' . 8.
LONDON, OCT. 15.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday (14th)
for the purpose of coming to a determination on
the queltion of evacuating Holland. Col. Brown
rigg attended to make known to them all the par
ticulars of the lituation of the allied armies ; and
rife result was, an order for their re-em
barkation.
TThe Col. and Sir Charles Hamilton set out for
Holland with the order and inftruftions ; the guards
arid other troops under orders for that country
were countermanded, and measures are immedi
ately to be taken to procure more vessels for the
return of the army. Hopes are entertained, that
as the Helder is capable of being strongly fortified,
and as we have a number of gun-boats to flank the
embarkation, it will be effected with little loss.—-
It is the only thing for which we have now to be
anxious.
have arrived here 507 prisoners, the greater part;
of whom are Ruffians. It appears by letters from
X/kmaar, that the English left that town too pre
cipitately to do it any injury. The reqnifitions
Which were laid in the morning, they had not
time to collect.
OCT. 14.
- Yesterday arrived the firft batallion of auxilia
ries from the department du Nord 900 men, who
aye to remain here in garrison till further orders.
To day came here the firß battalion of the 22d
half brigade, of 980 men,deftiried for Delft.
<Advices from the armies all agree, that the En
gtifh seem to ship themselves, and that our troops
ate at Petfen, and in the Zyp, that gen. Daendels
Wednesday entered Hoorn with his division ;
mat the English in the night from Friday to Sat
tirday evacuated the city of Enkhuy fen, after hav
ing burntt the Camels (machines to bring large
drips over the shoals of the Pampus) and two In
diamen, and after having moßly emptied! the ma
gazines.
* One General bas fuffered, which is supposed to
be the cause of their retreat.
It Ala mode de Toulon-from good will and
friendship towards their ancient allies.—See Brit
iffy proclamation, &c.
Extra# of a letter from a gentleman in Demerara,
to his friend in Philadelphia, dated October 30th.}
On Monday, the 23d inlt. about 1 o'clock P. M.^
a molt tremendous gust arose from the northward,
attended with high-wind, heavy rain and thunder,
which raised the tide with® much rapidity and
Ito &great an height that the banks (the land be-I
Ijug Tow renders it necessary to raise banks alongl
the Thore) unable longer to refill.the fury of thel
,waves, gave way ; and in th# course of half an
hour, two thirds of the town was inundated.
Here was a feene of real didrefs—the water rush
ing Qver the banks in all directions' threatened to
overwhelm every thing in its way. The wretched
(laves, driven from their huts, females clinging to
logsfplanks, &c. drove at the mercy of the tide,
with their helpless infants hanging on their shoul
ders ! All was gloom—and expectation viewed]
certain death as inevitable- The (form, however,]
at length abated, the waters ceasing to rife, re
turned to their wonted limits and the fears of the
inhabitants subsided. The damages 'fuftained are
pot ascertained, but I doubt not, are very confid
era6te.
/ NEW-YORK.
NEW-rORK,DEC.7.
BRITISH POLITENESS;
.ALIA S,
;MQDERN FRIENDSHIP.
| Captain Pollard, of the (hip Liberty, on his re-]
[turn from Cadiz to this port, was boarded by his
I majety's frigate the Brilliant,moun ting 38 or 40
Iguus & thereat, who came on board, after exam-1
piping,is papers, told bim he had supposed the Lib-
;erty ^be a Spanifli vHl'el. After he and his men
Iwere ,egaled, he then demanded some wine and
lother articles, with which the vessel was laden,
which the capt. refufed to give, alled^ing that thel
cargo was not his nor the property of his owner,
[but thpt he might have whatever part be wanted1
lof the fliip's provisions with pleasure. The lieut. ;
then broke out into amoft furious paffion,damn
ing all Americans and swearing that they were alll
rascals and cowards. He then forced capt- Pol-
[ lard to cccompany him on board the frigate, where
he was assailed by the capt. with the nioft oppro
briousand abusive language, and then ordered
him t&be ducked for a damned rascal, which was
immediately executed. He was detained in this
Icomfortable posture for an hour, during which he
was abtifed in the molt virulent manner- and was
rthen permitted to call for his own boat, in which
he returned to his vessel.
I Wh^ will Sec. Pickering fay to this outrage ?
SOUTH.CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON. (S.C.) NOV. 2,.
Major General Moultrie has issued propofala forl
printing and publishing by fubfeription his Me-|
mars of the War in the States of Georgia and S. I
Carolina. As the General afted a very confpicu-I
ous part in the events of the revolution in these
Bates, it is highly probable that the fa&s he re
lates are drawn from the most authentic sources,
or his own personal knowledge , it is therefore to
Ue presumed, that an enlightened public will so
far encourage these proposals, as by a liberal fub
fertytion, to be the means of giving to the world
a biflory, which, from the confidential situations
the uuthor held must contain information, which
no other author, who has wrote on this fubjeft,
could be acquainted with.
Re-embarkation of the English and Ruffians
from Holland.
I PEn'n^!lvTnlA. l
PHILADELPHIDEC. *3.
FIRE!
sass evening, about 9 o'clock, the city was a
larmed by the cry of Fire. It proceeded from
Rickett's Circus, which, in a few minutes after the
difeovery was enveloped in flames. These
communicating to a range of new three Bory
brick buildings in Sixth Street ; the wooden part,
of five of .them was nearly all destroyed. The
flames also communicating to O'Ellers Hotel and
left nothing but the bare walls uncoufumed. The
fire originated in the back part of the ftage,in the
Circus,juft asthe curtain was about riling for the
performance of Don Juan, and made so rapid a
progress among the feenes, as to render ineffectual
all-efforts to check it. Tbere'were about 300 per
sons in the Circus at the time ; but, we are happy
to learn, they all escaped without injury.
\ Domestic Intelligence.
^THE virtues and services of this truly great
Man, having commanded the warmest affec
tions of the people of the United States —his loss
is felt with a poignancy of grief which no other
misfortune could have excited. .—The for
rowful citizen pours with anxious curiosity over
every sentence which names WASHINGTON—or
nates a tribute of refpefl to his hallowed Memo
ry. We, therefore, with fympothifing assiduity,
search the darkned columns of every paper which
reaches us, and carefully felett each paragraph
which involves the interesting fubjeft.
"ffor ^ tfe ^targ, tohith gtiß i the tault of nigbt,
annumher'B pour effulgence on the right,
Portsmouth, January 1, 1800.
^^WW^^^W^
Respecting the DEATH of the.
liluftriousWASHINGTON
ISut race as hornets ©^^^^B^&^ja^ are
founh."
^o Chiefs unh Senators in crotons abound,
air,
“ Due honors for the first of men prepare."
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
ON THE RECEPTION OF THE AFFECTING 1N-
Fi,MATION.
DECEMBER „.
Mr. Marshall, in a voice that bespoke the an
guish of his mind, and a countenance expressive
of the deepest regret, rose, and delivered himfelf
as follows:, #
Mr. Speaker,
“ From Vernon's Mount behold the Hero rife !
Resplendent Forms attend him thro the flues !
The (hades war-worn veterans round him throng,
And lead, enwrapt, their honor'd Chief along !
A-laurel wreath th' Immortal Warrrn bears, 1
An arch triumphal, Mercer's hand prepares,
Young Laurence 'erft th' avenging bolt of war,
With port Majeltic guides the glittering car,
Montgomery's godlike form directs the way,
And Green unfolds the gates of endless day !
While angels, “ trumpet-tongued" proclaim thro'
I "SIR; Mount Vernon, Dec. 16, 1799.
" It is with inexpressible grief, that I have to announce to you
I the death of the great and good Gen. WASHINGTON. He died
lait evening, between 10 and 11 o'clock, after a short illness of
, about 24 hours. His disorder was an inflammatory fore throat,
which, proceeded from a cold, of which he made but little com
plaint on Friday. On Saturday morning about 3 o'clock, he be
came ill. Dr. Dick attended him, in the morning, and Dr. Craik,
of Alexandria, and Dr. Brown of Port Tobacco, were soon after,
called in. Every medical assistance was offered, but without the
dafired effea. His last feene corresponded with the whole tenor
of his life. Not a groan nor a complaint escaped him, though in
extreme distress. With perfect resignation and a full possession of
his reason, he closed lais well spent life. I have the honor to be,
&c. TOBIAS LEAR.
66 The PreJident of the United States."
Information has just been received that our illuftriotn Fcl
low citizen, the COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the AMERICAN
ARMY, and the late Prefdent of the United States, is no more.
Tho' this distressing intelligence is not certain, there is too
much reason to believe its truth. After receiving information
of this National calamity, so heavy and so afflicting, tile House of.
Representatives can be but ill fitted for public business. I move
you, therefore, they adjourn."'
The motion was unanimously agreed to; and
then the House adjourned till tomorrow morning,
11 o'clock.
Mr.ftMarlhall, with deep sorrow on his counte
nance, and in a low, pathetic tone of voice, rose
and-addressed the House as follows :
The melancholy event which was yeflerday an
nounced with doubt, has been rendered but too
certain. Our WASHINGTON is no more ! The
her?, the sage, and the patriot of America—the
man on whom in times of danger, every eye was
turned and all hopes were placed, lives now only
in his own great aftions, and in the hearts of an
affi^ionate and afflicted people.
lf>fir, it had not been usual, openly to teftify re
fpe£ tfor the memory of thole whom heaven had
fele&ed as its instruments, for dispensing good te
man I yet, such has been the uncommon worth,
and such the extraordinary incidents which have,
marked the life of him whole loss we all deplore,
that the whole American nation, impelled by the
fame feelings, would call with one voice for a
public manifellatipn of that sorrow which is so
deep and so univerfyl.
More than an, other individual and as much as
to one individual was possible, has he contributed
to found this our wide spreading empire, and to
give rife the Weftern world its independence and
its freedom. Having effected the great object for
which be was placed at the head of our armies
we h^ve seen him convert the sword into the
plougb-fliare and voluntarily fink the fokiter in the
citizen.
yhen the debility of our federal system bad be?
come manifeft, and the banns which connected the
parts of this vast continent were differing,we bad
seen hfo the chief of thole Patriots who formed
for us a Conflitution, which, by preserving the
union, will, I trust, fubilantiate and perpetuate
those blessings our revolution had promised to be
ttow.
-In obedience to the general voice of his country,
calling on him to preside over a great people, „e
Ihave seen him once more quit the retirement he
Iloved, and in a season more stormy and tempeftu
lous than war itfelf, with'&hii ntfd wife determi
Inatiotr?purfue the true interests of the nation,
[contribute, morelhan any other could contribute
'to the edablifhment of that system of policy which
IN SETTING DECEMBER »,.
The following message was received from the
President :
^ PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
THE letter herewith transmitted will inform
you, that it has pleased Divine Providence to re
move from this life, our excellent fellow citizen,
GEORGE WASHINGTON. By the purity of
his character, and a long series of services to his
country, rendered illustrious through the world.
It remains for an affe&ionate and grateful people,
in wbofe hearts he can never die, to pay suitable
honor to his memory. JOHN ADA MS.
am Republican Ledger.
The Senate also adjourned.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.