The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-08-12 00:00:00, page 1

The Republican Ledger.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY NUTTING & WHITELOCK, MULBERRY LANE, ADJOINING ROUSSELET's MUSEUM.
NUMBER 51.— VOL. I.)
"WHEN YOU SHALL THESE DEEDS RELATE, SPEAK OF THEM AS THEY ARE; NOTHING EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN OUGHT IN MALICE."
Political ^tfuttan^
Fromthe Constitutional Telegraphe.
THE ^Ronifhing influence which the
Efexjunto has acquired in the United States,
by delujion and fl ratagemi, will be a political
phenomenon in the hiftory of our country,
which future ages will read with wonder
and aftonifbment ; yet notwithstanding,
when we view the great and important
change which has taken place in the politi
cal sentiments of the people, it inuft rejoice
the heart of every Republican American ;
especially those who spent seven years toil
and anxiety in the hard conftid to obtain
bur emancipation from the tyranny of that
mother of tyrants, Great Britain. When
we look back and view the infernal plot
which that government planned to rob us
^f pur liberties, and by the affidance of the
old tories, British agents and apoHate whigs,
had nearly carried into execution. We
have just reason 10 acknowledge the
goodness of God, and his providence, in
blasting their designs by dividing their coun
cils. It mutt likewise be a fubjed of great
exultation to every friend of liberty and the
'rights of man, to perceive the film so rapid
ly falling from the eyes of the too long de
ceived and deluded multitude of our well
minded fellow citizens, who already begin
to develope the nefarious and diabolical ma
chinations of the Eifex Junto, a junto who
assume to themselves the exclusive appellation
of federalifts, friends to order and frong gov
ernment, and who designate their political
opponents with the approbrions epithets of
jacobins, diforgani^ers, &c. They had at
tached to their intereftinany weak, unin
formed, tho' good men, who now expreh
'their aftoniihment at being so long blinded
by ari flocratic delusion. This desperate fac
tion have discovered they r cloven foot, in
censuring the President for fending envoys
to the French Republic, a measure, that per
haps might be repugnant to his own wishes,
but a measure he had pledged himfelf to
adopt, on condition, that the French gov
ernment would receive out commissioners,
as coming from a great and powerful na
tion. Every method appeared to be pirfu
ed to prevent these overtures being made
from France ; which when received, was
contrary to the wishes, 1 do not fay of the
President himfelf, but I will fay of avast
lumber of his pretended friends and admirers
who had calculated with certainty on an
open declaration of war from France, as the
inevitable confeqnence of the capture of the
national frigate I'lnfurgente; however, the
magnanimity of the French Republic, has
by dar exceeded the expectations of their
most Sanguine friends in this country, who
were apprehensive, that an unnatural war
with a nation, who were our " heft friends
in the word of times" and consequently an al
liance 6ffenfive and defenfive with our mor
tal enemy the perfidious and tyrannical gov
ernment of Engird could fcarcelv be avoid
ed. But, thank GOD, the dark cloud
which for some time enveloped the Ameri
can horizon is rapidly dispelling ; peace, on
honorable and advantageous terms will be
made with our lifter republic ; JEFFER
SON, the friend of the PEOPLE the re
publican JEFFERSON, will, we hope, be
chosen our next President ; then, alien and
sedition laws will no longer disgrace our
country, burthebfome and upneaffary taxes
to support a standing army and navy, will
no longer oppress the people ; our excel
lent constitution which guarrantees the lib
erty of fpeeph and press, will remain invio
late, then will the British fadion, alias, the
'pTex Junto, die of chagrin and mortification,
and Amerjca againbe the asylum for the
pppreffed of all nations of the world, ;
- -•Franklin.
From the fame.
MP. corp,
'^hefollowing remarks are in answer to the mi
nority of the Virginia Lefeature who bad
(he modesty to bring forward their candi
dates for Electors of President & Pice-Pre-[
Jidert. After making fame general obfepa
tions the majority conclude with the follow
\, ipo genuine republican observations, your?
ifotion of which will oblige fur correspon
dent. '
WE infinite nothing against the oppo
site ticket. Let the coriteft be cohfidered as
it yeally is, between Thomas Jefferfon and
John Adams. The former yob know to|
|x, a fineeye and enlightened republican ;
whose greatness has been promulgated thro'
the unavailing calumnies of his enemies,
though he stands unshielded by a sedition
law. Strenuous then ought to be your foli
-citude at the approaching election of a chief
magistrate. Unbounded ought it to be, if
fleets, armies, taxes, and the destinies of the
federal government depend so much upon
him, as the committee are pleased to inti
mate. tinder their impressions, ask your
selves, for Whom you ought tc vote ? Con
• fummate your reverence for the memory of
Washington, not by employing it as an en
gine of election, but by declaring, that even
his name (hall not prevent the free use of
your own understandings. As a friend to
'iberty, we believe jefferfon second to no
man, and the experience of no man has
afforded better lessons for its preservation.
If the sense of Virginia be with him, the
mode which ffiall draw it forth deserves
praise, and the meaning of language must
be perverted if the will of the majority con
ditutionally expressed, upon a fubjea of ex
pediency and tending to give Virginia her
constitutional weight by means formerly &
at this moment practiced by other states,
(hall be deemed persecution. The commit
tee complain not that the privilege of voting
has bben wrested from them ; but that they
ire deprived of an opportunity of wielding
it in such a manner, as to destroy the effect
of the like privilege in the majority.
Dreading nothing from truth, the friends
to the Republican Ticket defy the hostility
displayed agaiuft the character, which they
defend ; and offer him to your affeaions, as
the ablest guardian of your peace, freedom,
and constitution.
# From the Au rora of July To.
AMERICANS
KEEP A GOOD LOOK OUT.
FACT THE FIRST.
Bowles, lately sent from England accom
panied by three officers bearing royal com
missions, has commenced his military ope
rations on the southern frontiers of the U
nion— he has began with the Spaniards, and
actually taken from themthe fort of StMarks.
The Indians always ready to join the fuc
cefsful, have since flocked to him in great
numbers. Our frontier settlers expea a
visit of the fame friendly kind.
FACT THE SECOND.
The Britilh man of war St. Albans con
tinues in the port of New-York, taking in
our solid filver —which is to be employed as
follows.
1. To build fortifications at Halifax.
2. To pay the newly imported troops in
Canada. -'
Why are fortifications now erefling at
Halifax ? The British are under no appre
hensions from any of the European maritime
powers. Do they mean to commit such
hostilities on us as they think muff compel
us to drive them from Nova Scotia and
Canada i Certainly their designs are not
pacificatory, although they are mistaken in
us. The politics of our nex^adminiftration
will not be of that description, it is in the
manufactories of London, Birmingham, Shef
field, Manchester, and Halifax, we (hall war
with them, not by the murder of iheir un
fortunate slaves in red coats.
FACT THE THIRD.
While these proceedings are going on in
these several points, the Britilh government
in Canada, are holding out offers of land in
Upper Canada, to every man who emigrates
from the United States ; in the following
proportions.
I. To every native or legalized citizen
of the United States of America, who shall
take up his residence in the British Province
of Upper Canada, five hundred acre's of land.
2. To every man, who, during the revolu
tion, fought under the British jiandard One
THOUSAND ACRES.
These are very serious and alarming afts
on the part of the British government to
wards these States, and if it be remembered
that the British commissioners anting in their
official character, recorded an opinion irju
rous to the independence of bur country ;
and that Mr. Sitgreaves has been refufed an
audience by lord Grenville ; and that the
British have audaciously forbid us, as if we
were colonies, from trading to the Spanish
Bay of Honduras ; and that (hey have made
I it an order to their vessels to seize allAmeri-
Icap vessels, trading ip free goods to ports of
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the nations at war with them, and that it
has been deemed a fufficient cause of con
demnation, that a velfel not then a&ually
;trading had formerly so traded, these fa£l>
combined with the preceding will be found
too serious not to merit the most earnest re
gard.&
Again, as to the emigration to Canada—
we notices j fad more than eight months
ago, that a .aft number of families had been
enticed oot rs the counties of Bucks, Berks
and Northampton, to go into Qnada.
In the firft week of June last above six
ty waggons carrying the families and fur
niture of emigrants from those counties pass
ed through the Genneffee country on their
route to Niagara. Indeed so numerous
have been the passengers of this description,
that the people in that country complain of
: their roads being cut up by the number of
them passing that way through the wilder
ness.
These are serious fa&s, and they exhibit
a very remarkable contrast between the poli
cy of our finking administration and that of
the English colony of Canada. They hold.
out immense offers to emigrants. We hold
lout terrors and difeouragements.
Another circumflance, we mentioned in
our paper of Tuefday, a native of this city
named John Dunn, who is detained on
board the St. Allans at New-York. We
have since made enquiries, and have found
that he has a wife and children now living
in Southwark, who had concluded her hus
band loft, from his long absence,
In a few words,
On every fide—on our frontiers—in the
heart of our cities—on the highfeas—Britain
manifefts hatred and hostility towards us.—
Let us then (to use the figure of Mr. Dex
ter, now secretary at war) draw ourselves
like the tortoise within our shell—Let our
virtuous and lovely countrywomen direct
their attention to the diftaff—let the loom
buz with the produce of our fields and
flocks—let our farmers apply tothe encreaft
of our sheep, and the improvement of their
fleeces—and let American manufactures
avenge the injustice of an overbearing and
all-usurping nation—let us take these steps
as measures of retaliation again!! injustice,
and security against further aggressions—in
any other point of view, what have Ameri
cans to fear from a power which ought not
to forget the 17th October, 1777, an ' 1 9 t ' 1
of October, 1782.
The tuatts drank on the fourth or July
last, the anniversary of our glorious inde
pendence, [fays a correfpondent] fllews the
spirit of the people, the wish of the people,
and the joy of the people at the renovating
.of the republican spirit ; indeed it appears
that a fupernaturalimpulfe prevaded ahnoff
every society throughout the Union, for
they all toasted nearly tne fertiment ; not
one of the exclusive federal printers, and but
few of those Vine Jerving editors, have pub
lished them; only a fewfederal toasts, and
they were but few, for our last anniversary
was a,day of mourning with the fallen fac
tion. Tie federal lie propagated by the
junto and publiihed by many of the tory
printers on the 2d. and 3d of July, was in
tended to mar the joy of the Republicans, as
they knew that nothing could have a greater
tendency to the purpose, than the death of
that good and great man, Thomas Jefferfon,
who with pleasure is anticipated by every
Republican American as the next President
of the Utiited States. Boft. Tel.
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SALEM, JULY 28.
By Capt. White, from Halifax, we have the
misfortune to announce the condemnation (veflel
and cargo) of the ich. William, Capt. Tretry, of
Marblehead, bound from thence to Spain, and
shich was sent in by the Cleopatra—laden with
FiOi, Cocoa, Sugar, &c. She was condemned on
the principle of evading the order of 1798, which
forbids neutral vellels from carrying the produce
of the Colonies of the enemies of Great-Britain to
the mother country—i. e.—the landing of such
produce in the United States, according to this,
decision, does not neutralize it. It this decision
establishes a precedent, the British cruisers will
make Sweep-Stakes of one half the property of
the merchants of the U. States. Mr. Hooper (the
owner), has appealed to the court of admiralty iir
England. One of the agents for the captors was
willing to take bond for the vefi'el and cargo, and
to release her, until her fate should be determined
in England ' —the other infilled on the immediate
fate thereof.— —What a pity that so exemplary a
Mother will not controul her children 1 ! 1
Another Infiirreftion has broken out in Ireland,
which had a(Turned a formidable afpett, and oc
casioned conliderable alarm to tin: brittlb govern
ment..
[1 DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
Late Important News !
By the thip Five Brothers, Capt. Phillips, arrived at Boftoo,
in 35 days fr m london.
V H^ssgg^^^ft4^H
Events in Italy.
OHICI&
A letter from Buonaparte, dated Bronni,
June 7, states, that in a brilliant affair'of
the day before, the enemy loft 1500 men
killed, and twice as many wounded ; 4000
were taken prisoners and 5 pieces of can
non. The body of the enemy thus defeated,
was that of Gen. Ott, coming by forced
marches from Genoa to re-open a commu
nication with Plaifance. The French ar
my continues its march towards Tortona
and Alcffandria. The whole division of the
army of the Rhine has arrived—a part is
already beyond the Po.
A letter from Berthier relating the fame
affair, mentions, that the Austrian -force
consisted of 15000 ; that their advance posts
were at San Diletto, and that they occupied.
Corleggio ; that the French took 6000 pri
soners, 5 pieces of cannon, and killed 3000
of the enemy ; of the French, 500 men in
cluding Berthier's Aid-de-Camp, Laborde,
were wounded. The Audrians were pur
sued as far as Voghera.
A Telegraphic Dispatch, of June 20, an
nounces, that the Consul gained a complete
vidory June 17, taking Bcoo prisoners, and
40 pieces of cannon, and the enemy left:
6000 dead on the field, the Austrians after
wards entered into a convention to surrender
Genoa, and the llrong places of Italy and
Lombardy.
A second Telegraphic Dispatch of the
fame date, fays " Our army has gained a
great victory at Maringo, which has decid
ed the fate of Italy. We announce Peace.
We are waiting an answer from Vienna.—•
The armies will resume hostilities in 10
days if the answer is not favorable.
CHAMBERRY, JUNE 12.
We have the official account of the eva
cuation of Turin, by the Austrians, leaving
Bcoo men in the citadel. A column of the
army of Reserve entered it on the ioth.—•
The Austrians ret reared towards Moncolieri.
PRIVATE.
PARIS, JUNE 18.
A letter from Nice of the 71b, announces
the arrival of Maffena and his proceeding to
join the army at Port Maurice.
A German Gazette asserts that the Cabi
net of Vienna have peremptorily demanded
to have the British troops io the Mediterra
ftan placed at the disposal of Gen. Melas-
They amount to 180C0 men.
June 10.
An account of the re-capture of Savona,
and of the march of Suchet towards Genoa
ha^ been received from Nice.
A letter from Berne fays, a part of the
Army of Reserve is marching towaids Man
tua.
Military Events in Germany.
It appears by a proclamation of Moreau,
dated at Babenhaufen June 1, that gre^t dis
orders prevailed in the army of the Rhine,
that pillage is general, and that the " re
sources of the army are so abused that in the
midst of plenty they are reduced to famine.
If (fays the Gen.) order is not soon restored,
it will be necessary to put a flop to our con
quests and return home, pursued by the hat
red and resentment of a people, thlwhom
our retreat mult be efft&ed."•
, COLOGNE, JUNE <ls.
A French army is forming upon the right
bank of the Rhine, above Caffel, for some
inportant purpose. The Austrians . have
15000 men upon the left bank of the Mein.
Borders of the Lech, June 9.
The French at Swabmunchen were yes
terday fiirprifed by the Austrians, a great
number of them made prisoners, some can
non & much baggage taken ; and the French
pursued beyond Ertrengen, which the Aus
trians now occupy. ;< °
MINDELHEIM,,JUNE 6.
The Auffriaus attacked the French left
wing on the 4th ; and were defeated. Kray
commanded in ,erfon ; and a body of Aus
trians have been defeated near Kirckberg,
wijh the loss of eight pieces of cannon, and
2ooq men,
Gen. Lecourbe having failed in his object
of inducing the Austrians to quit Ulm, the
French have found it neceflary to reciofe
the Lech at Fribourg and Laudfeerg.