The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1793-12-17 00:00:00, page 2

ESTERDAY, while I was
Jeated on the banks of the Seine*
a river that may well be proud
of watering the fineft city in the
world 5 I reflected on the multi
tude of events that have occur
red finceit glided majefticaHya
long/ Its waves, laid Ito my
felf, are images of the different
reigns that have fametimes tor
mented France, and at other
times rejoice her. Those, like
inundations, occafioped nothing
but ruin and devaluation ; these,
like vivifying waters fertilized
theioik
I observed with an attentive
eye, thole little whirlpools that
" Were formed in an instant and
hurried away by theftream,with
out leaving any trace to shew
where they had been. This mov
ing picture warned me of the ra
pidity of our years which pals
on till they are loft in the gulph
of eternity, in the fame manner
as liters precipitate themfetves
into the sea.
Whence comes time, that in
fen ably destroys us? Whither
it^gturn ?■ Exhausting it
felf imperceptibly, and renewing
iu cxiftende in similar ways, it
remains a mystery that we can-
vert'd fa port, without the necefficy of employ
jpg military force for that purpose.
Mr. Dallas reported to Gov. Mifflin, that
Mr. Genet had absolutely refufed to do what
had been reqcefted of him J that he had been
angry, sad intemperate ; that he had com
plained of ill-treatment from the government
and had declared, “ that he would appeal
-from the President to the people and that
he had alfofaid, that he would not advise an
attempt to take poffeffiofi of the vessel, as it
would be refitted.
The rcfnfal was so peremptory, that Gov.
Mifflin in confcquence cf ie, ordered out one
hundred and twenty men, for the purpose of
taking pofleffion of the vessel. Mr. Dallas
likewise communicated to Mr Jefferfon, that
Mr Genet had said,” that he would appeal
from the President to the People.’'
On Sunday the seventh of July, Mr. Jef
ferfon went to Mr. Genet to endeavour to pre.
vail upon him to detain Petit Democrat till
thePrefident (who was then absent) should re
turn and decide upon the case ; but he retu
fed to give a promise, fay ing only that ihe
would nor probably be ready to depart before
the succeeding Wedncfday the day of the
President’s return. This was considered by
Mr Jefferfon as an intimation that (he would
remain the Petit Democrat instead of remain
ing as Mr. Jefferfon bad expefted, fell down
to Cheder previous to the Wednesday referred
to ; and fherdy after failed out of the Dela
ware-
For the truth and accuracy of this state
ment, we refer to Mr.SecrctaryHamilton, and
Mr. Secretary Knox, from whom we derived
the information, on which we retted, refpeft
ing the fafts, contained in it.
We forbear enlarging this publication by
any ftriftures or remarks, on this Minister’s
COhdud ; we will only add that we sincerely
with ail the blessings of peace, liberty, and
good government to his country ; andttat we
/ball always deprecate, and oppose, the inter
ference of foreign powers, or foreign agents,
in rhe politics and affairs of our own.
JOHN JAY,
RUFUS KING,
Newu-Tork, Nov. 26, 1793.
Philadelphia, Nov, 29, 1793.
WE the fubferibers, certify that we did sev
erally communicate to the above-mentioned
John Jay and Rufus King, the particulars
contained in the foregoing ft a cement. That
fach of them as are therein mentioned to have
been reperted to Gov. Mifflin by Mr. D'alias,
were communicated by the Governor to each
of us, as having been received by him from
Mr. Dallas. That such of them as refpeft Mr.
Jefftrfon, including the information to him
irom Mr. Dallas of Mr- Genet’s having said,
that he would appeal from the President to
the Pcopie,” were communicated to us by
Mr. Jtfferfork
ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
HENRY KNOX.
From a late French fMi cation.
Fo Glazir.
VIRGINIA.
NORFOLK, NOV. 9.
SHIP NEWS.
Capt. Macfall on bis pajfage, on
Sunday night the ift inst. picked up a
boat with the following perJons in her:
—Capt, Selby, his mate, thefupercargo,
and five Jailors, belonging to the brig
'Junius Brutus, of Newfield, in New-
England,which had foundered of Bar
nagat Jhoals,on Tuefday the lid. They
had been 6 days in the boat, and at the
time of their leaving the brig were on
ly able to Jave 18 bifeuit and 100 or
anges,on which they had Jubfifted with
out a drop of water. The brig was
from Gaudaloupe, but- touched at St.
Marlins, and had a valuable cargo of
Jalt,Jugar and rum on board. • -
On Tuejday night the arrived
in Hampton Road, the Jhip Lydia, of
Portland, the Capt. of which informs,
that he discovered a wreck in thegulpb.
On approaching her, Jhe proved to be a
schooner water logged, with nearly all
not unfold. • The new’ century
that advances is nearer to us than
yesterday ; the one will exift,the
other is no more. I never hear
the clock strike without regard
ing the stroke as a ditnunition of
myfelf. <c Another hour is taken
fronr my life !” I forrowfully
cry. At lengthjhowever, I con
sole myfelf by refleding that,
through good works, and ufeful
books, we may, in our turn,
(natch something back from time,
that robs us of our all. He wears
away mighty rocks, (aid one of
our philofophersjbuthe is able to
conlume neither our fouls nor our
virtue. I may lay the fame with
regard to my friendfliip. I defy
him to make theleaft breach in
it, notwithstanding all his fub
teifuge and evasion. Friendfliip
is unchangeable, because, unlike
love, it depends neither on beau
ty, that fades son fortune, that
varies; nor on youth,that quick
ly pafles away.
BxtraQ cf a letter f rem St, John's,N. B. dated
Nov. 14, 1793* to a gentleman in this town.
•« Bufiuefs is very dull with us, at presen t.
This curled war makes us fatter greatly. Al
though we have a fine market and every t^ing
cheap, money is very Pearce.
“ We have a privateer fitting out here
She is a brig, and is nearly ready for sea ; the
property of George Younghufband ; mounting
j 2 four pounders and so swivels, manned
with 50 men —commanded by Capt. Boyd—
who will fail in a few days,on a cruize—per
haps in your bay.”
Speaking of the difeafc lately prevalent in
Philadelphia, an inhabitant of that city, in
forms, That “ a Smith who had 19 Journey
men in his stop, of these 17 look the difeaie,
and 10 them died ; another who had 13, all
took the disease and died. A Shipwright, it
Kensington, buried 16 persons out of his own
family.’’
The number of orphan children not yet
claimed out of the hands of the committee is
exactly 100, of whom 60 are girls and 40
beys. We Ihall give a hft of their names in
our next lor the information of their rela
tions.
A joint committee waited onT’Z’e Prsjident,
informing him, that the two houfes^wcre
ready to receive communications; which
Tie President informed, he would make this
day.
j [7 he PreFdends Speech to loth homes will
up fear in cur next.
^^ESTERD AY quorums of both haufes
aftembled in this city. Ihe house made
choice of the Hon. Fkedemcr Augustus
Muhlenberg, for Speaker, and rc.ekfted
the former officers.
Domestic Intelligence.
PENNSYLVANIA.
New Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, DEC 3-
the companion wafted away, The wind
being high, they did not atfirft intend
boarding her, but being Jhort cf provi
sions, they thought Jorne might beJaved
from the wreck. The Captain and
■uiate accordingly went on board, but
finding it iwpofible to get at the provi
fionsjbey determined to rip up the quar
ter deck,which they had not [doner done
than x^dead bodies immediately floated
out, 13 of whom from their drejs ap
peared to be Frenchmen, and one as an
American, Juppofed to be the Captain.
Two or three trunks also floated up ;
by the papers contained in one of them,
they di Icovered her to be the fchconer
Bet ley and Patfey, Capt. Rogers, of
and from Baltimore. The other trunks
contained nothing but Jhirts, drawers,
and pockethandkerchiefs, and about 20
joes in cash. As they perceived that the
vejfel had Jet tied considerably as Joon as
the dead bodies came up, they haflily
left her, left she Jbould firik 100 quick
and drown them in the Judi ion.
During two or three of ourlaft publications,
the current of iprrlhger.ee has been flack ;
for lometime before, it had a rapid run in ia
vocr of Frsi ee ; oi late it ha^ taken a gentle
sett the other way.
By the ship James, which has arrived, in
49 days from London, we have intelligence
to the io h of October, wh'ch Hates —1 hat
ihe AuftricM were in possession of Lanncy
and Waterfloo; that they had advanced
Within 2 leagues of Lisle, had taken from the
Republicans seven pieces of cennon,- and 30
pnioners,& they were intrenching atLannoy.
That the combined farces are again in Me*
nii>—That the Auttrians are under command
of Count Colloredoy who has the command
a: the siege cf Maubeug, has his head quar
ters atßetignj—The Prince of SaxeCcbourg
and his Royal Eighnefs the Aich Duke
Charles, at Bavay—The cutpofts driven in,
and the siege to elefe and formidable, that
feared a doubt was entertained, on the loth
of Oftober—That a report that day in circu
lation, of the aftual surrender of Maubecge
was either true, or it very fbon W'ould be so--
That the French h^ve fettered a very difaftreus
repolfe in the quarter of Mendee--That the
mattes of French republicans, begin to melt
away--and that the greatest foveiitics are made
use of to prevent the alsrming pregrefs of de
sertion -That the Epgifh remain in pofleflion
Os Tou!on--That Houchard their late viftori
ous general was conveyed to the Abbeje pri
fon,for not having pushed his facceffes to their
(•foppofed) pollible extent--& (hat the mother
of Petion, the late most extolled Patriot, was
condemned and executed for having spoken
dimfpeftfu! y of the Rei üblic.
BOSTON, NOV. 27;
A very active war in the Weftindies
is expected early the ensuing Spring.—
The government ofGreat-Britainftands
pledged to the colonists of Martinico,
Gaudaloupe and St. Domingo, to make
every possible effort to eftablijh therein
the former government and Jubordina -
tion—and twenty regiments of foot,
with fourteen Jail of the line, under the
command of Sir Alexander Hoed, were
under orders to Jail therefor, at the
date of the last European accounts. T 0
oppefe these, the republican commanders
in those iftands were making a Stive pre
parations ; and Capt. Carver, from
Cape Francois, informs, that 40,000
negroes were in arms there, determined
to resist every enemy <
•
^EWYORK.
N EW-YOkK, DIC. 2.
Tin following is an txisa3 of a letter jrom
London, per the Mohawk, to a gentleman in
Philadelphia, dated yo.h Sept.
“ Pt-s moment news has c< me to town
that the Duke of Brunswick has taken, killed
and wounded, 10,000 41 the Republicans.-—-
This wants confirmation.”
or Books will be exchanged for clean
Cotton and Linen RAGS,
at H.Ranlet’s Printing-Office, Main-
Street, Exeter.
Cash, Writingpaper,
RAGS.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Pit fl —All evidence relative to invalids
ffia l be taken upon oath or afflrmahcr,, before
He Judge of the Dillriftv in which such in
valids rtlide, cr before any three persons spe
cially authorized by ccmmifijon from ihe
said J udge.
Secondly— The evidence relative to anv
claim and null prove dtcifive disability tty
have been the effeft of known Nound , and
received while in the aftual line cf his duty,
in the Itrvice of (be United States, during
the late war. That this evidence meft be
the affidavits cf the commanding officer or
surgeon of the fliip, regiment, corps or com
pany, in which such claimant served, or two
other credible wrtnefi’ej> to the fame effect,
letting forth the time ana place of such known
wound.
Thirdly —Every claimant fb.all be examin
ed upon oath or affirmation, by two phyfic'-*
ans or surgeons, to be authorifed by ccmmif
fion from the said Judge, who shall report, id
writing, their opinion, upon oath or affirm
ation, of the nature of the said disability, and
in what degree ii prevents the claimant from
obtaining his liveliircod, by hbour.
Fourthly— try claimant ffiall produce
evidence of the time of his leaving the fe
nce of the United States. He mutt also pro
duce evidence of three reputable freeholder
of the city, town cr county, in which he u
sually refidcJ, for the two years immediately
after he left the service, as aforefaid, of the
cxifience of his disability, during that peri
od ; and afee;raining, of their own knowledge,
the mode of life, employment,labour or means
of support of the claimant.
Fifthly— the said claimant rtiuft pro
duce ihe evidence of two credible wifneffes,
of Ihe continuance of his difabilicy from (he
expiration of (he said two years, to the time
of his application.
Sixthly— Each claimant rood shew a good
and fufficient cause why he did not apply foe
pension to (he perlon or persons authorized co
examine his claim, on or before the elevenik
©f December one thousand seven hundred and
eighty eight, the time limited for application
or this nature.
Seventhly— No evidence of any claimant
shall be admitted, whole claim has been ex
amined and rejefted, on or before t e afore
faid eleventh of December, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty eight.
Bnd he it further enabled. That (he Judge
of the Difirid shall transmit a lift of such
claims accompanied by the evidence herein
direded, to the Secretary for the Depar:meat
of War, in order that the fame may be com
pared with the mufler.rolh, and other docu
ments in his office ; and the laid Secretary
shall make a ftaiemenc of the cases of the laid i
calamities to Congress, with such ciicum
ftances and remarks, as may be necessary, i
in order to enable them to take such order
thereon, as they may judge proper.
And be it fdr thee er. a died —That no period
not on the penfion-iift, before the twenty
third day of March, one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety two shall be entitled to a
pension, who shall not have complied with thr
rules and regulations herein prescribed ; sa
ving however, co'all persons, all and finguiar
their right, founded upon legal ajudications
under the aft, intituled “ An aft to provide
for the fettlcment of the claims of widows ;
and orphans, barred by the Hmita ions here 6 -
tofore established, and to regulate the claims .
to invalid pensions But it shall be the
doty of the Secretary at War, in co nj tin ft ion*
with the Attorney General, to take such men
fares as may be necessary to obtain an adju
dication of the Supreme Court of the United
States, on th? validity, of any such right? I
claimed under the aft aforefaid, by the detm\- ;
An ACT to regulate the Claims to
Invalid Pen Gons.
WHEREAS the Aft, puffed at the last
session of Congress, intituled, “ An aft
to provide for the feittement of the Claims of
widows and orphans barred by the limitations
heretofore established, and to regulate the
claims to invalid Pefions,” is found by ex
peiience inadequate to prevent the admiflion
of improper claims to invalid pensions, and
not to contain a fufficient facility for the aL
lof.ance of such as may be welLfounded :
'Therefore,
Be it enabled by the Senate aitd Hcttje oj Rep
rdentatives oj the United States of r.ca in
Ccngrifs aftembled. That the fecund, third and
fourth feCuont. of the Paid aft be repealed, and
that in future all claims to such pensions shall
be regulated in the manner following, to
wit:
Second Congress of the United States*
November, 5, <79 2 *