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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-25
Tacobin Scurrility |

The following TIE Exyaa alluded 10 in the piece gn.
ed Caalor, in the preceding page. copy that my
readers have fair opportunity oieeing the open
abme and ,et in6nuations OF heJ eObia againf thoe
characters moi defervng public Eileen And yet this
eaumny has been deliberately publihed by thoie who
would fan be thought Federal Printers How unfor-
tunate for the Prince arknes that he has eleven
Foot
"The Prefdent having perfeyered in his man
" refoluton OF feekng pacific negotiation, it
now remains to be feen what are likely to be
the effects oihis aeadfaaneis. The perfons cho.
fen for the embafy form very motley admx
ture of qualifications. Mr.. Eliworth's know
ledge OF the Englih law is allowedly great, but
his high toned doctrines are confdered as lean
ing too much to The Jacobi,e doctrines OF Mani
field. His dsciion IN the cafe capt. Williams,
is in open hohility with the law Of, nations and
with the former practice of our courts. His
politics are thoie indigenous TO Connecticut, and
his knowledge of European affairs very limited
in theory, wholly in praetoe.
"Mr. DAVE owes bis preient deltination more
to the accidental icarcty of talents in Carolina,
than 10 any actual qualifications ofhis own. Du
ring the revolution, he was indeed an active
man, ard Ready 20 the public caufe. Since
,ha, period he has been diltinguiihed by no Pc
euliari,y above the ordinary clais of country
court LAWYERS. He roG- Ges handfome addrefs,
and that is all his knowledge of nations and of
hiaory 70 efIential to the actor on the grand dip.
lomatic theatre, is certainly very limited, too IL
mited, we conceive, for the cation to which he
is appointed: if, however, there are any latent
fparks, the occaGon may call them forth.
"Of Mr.. Murray's character more is known !;
bur it is frfpeied that he will be but secondary
aaor. though named principal.
"The SeeretarySw has diiplayed in the com
pilement ofthe index to the laws of the United
States, kind of confounded incompetency,
viii h in clafs of ichool boys would have OBJ
tanned him the trle, Of Dundrbood.
With fuch men and fuch iecretaries dred-
ing their movem .nts hottie to the very mcclure
Of negotiation, what are we to expect
"We may expect that if, the inltruaions are
volunnous las is probable) that the P eddeat
will not have leifure to dfcufs them in the diff
pailionate fpilit neceHary to the exgency
+" That of conf.quenee the Fame virulent and
difsraceful temper which has marked former
diplomatic articles iaung from The fame iource,
wi aefua,e the pfeient.
/" And that il he French councils do not diff
play digni6ed temper fuitaDic to the modera.
ton of the Republican character, the United
States will at the fame time that they are all III
ed with violence, nfolence, and contumely, by
monarchica Al Britain, be left naked and expofed
to further courle of hatred and hoitilty with
France.
{. In word, that thofe who have failed 20
overcome the refolution of the PreGdent, will,
as they have done with his prediction, under
mine bis wihes, his purpofes, and finally dsitroy
his reputation.
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to leave England which occahoned them to
fear for parts of their own coat and o coun-
ermand their orders. This has facilitated the
operations againa Holland.
PARIS, SEPT. 3. Adetshas not accepted as a
commidioner TO St. Domingo .-Rheinhard,
oew mniaer for foreigs affairs, has denounced
he municipality of Toulon, for treating him
i'll. when he was there -Talleyrand is talked
of as minner of Finance.
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thu ugh he d,fetts, to recruits on tbs banks Of
the Me.
7lis city, antien!y termed Aeeho, Aeco, Ace
and By tie French St John of Acre, on acc emit Of
ar lang tbe rtiaenec oftbe KING # 1frgasm qp5rb
tbty dfeadtd qgai4f tie So aeeaf, is The Pbenciaa
coaR. II qcas a fonGdoatle eitr II TIE time Of fbs
JGaltybjadgs fa1e qoe find that The tribe Of Afr
eoald moi d. iev om afmbabitanfs.
Jndge' 1, sl)
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Foreign articles.
Trench Esrments.

The ituation of the parties at Paris, and OF
the Interior of France, continues TO be extreme
ly intereAiug. The Directory have pubhhsd
proclamation TO the people, in which they
urge them TO unite in the common cauie to
forget all differences of opinion, and diltnetlons
Of party and to remember that all ciaiies OF
fevolutionAs, the members of the contt'tuent
aiTenbiy,: the lsg0ators OF 1891, and the con-
ventionalifts of 1872, would all be equally
odious to the coalition. The Directory, howe
yer, have by no means fubdued the fplr'I oil
oppoftion TO their meafures. The fuppreiion
of fevera papers, and the arrea of the editors
have been vehemently and judy condemned by
fme members in the council Of five hundred
Briot declared it to be an aet of the mott indie
cent tyranny and poGtively accuied the Di'
reetory of wilhiag TO limit France to her ancient
territories, and OF having drawn up treaty OF
peace foundeJ upon that BATS. " 1t remains
them" he added, g for the people to rife in a
maG, TO Ey 70 arms, and faVe ttsmJeiVeS, "-briot's
foeech was received with comfortable dilappro-
baton.
Tranquility is rcforei in the iouthern depart
ments, but the weaern are itill agitated.
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NETWORK, NOV. liz
COnfniats q tbe Hd0anna, GA. rs, 1893.
CIRCULAR.
GO ,tp

- SIR,
1" I haaen to inform you, tina. decree was
yeaerday paded by the government of this
ifland for the admiiiion of neutrals, on the fame
terms and regulations as previous to the late
royal order, until the determination Of his moa
catholic maieay ihsll be known, with regarc
to the representations which will go forward in
the packet that is to fail from this city in few
days only excluding from this conccflion al
venels and property captured and condemned
by the enemies of Spain, which under no cover
or pretext will be admitted. BE pleafed, fir, to
make this intelligence public. have the honor
to be, RESPECTFULLY, your obedent iervant
JOHN MORTON,
ConEd of TIE United States IF 4f,asriea.
The Collector of the port of Newyork.
Tx folozping IL recriped from oures fbat car
not doubt.
On the nth day of Sept. arrived 10 the port
of Petit Guave, a fchooner without name on
her ltern, prize to or eight barges |; fuppof
ed to be an American by all the Americans in
the harbor, but iaid to be an Englifh feb, by the
captors, from Jamaica bound to Port au Prince.
The privateeT's men dellroyed all the papers
that could be found on board, Likewile her
colours, with every thing that might lead to
a iltovery of where lhe belonged the lchooner
mounts four iron guns, Founders, is of Moth
ern huilt, carrying one top fail, fleming in good
order. The fuppoftion is, that the crew on
board offered battle to the harges.was boarded,
and every man put to death. The bargemen
Acknowledged that there were a great many
men on board, and that the captain and crew
elcaped in the boat after The engagement.-
The Frenchmen had three men klled-I'he
ichooncr had on board valuable cargo of dry
goods, with fome proviions and -four. and fun
dry other articles. On the 9Th one Of the men
who was at the taking Of the above mentioned
fchooner hanged hinelf near the town on a
tree another whe had iomething to communi
cate, was aifa0inatcd on the beach.
On the 10Th arrived the brig George, captain
M'leod, from Jamaica, bound to Port Republi-
can, out IL days, mounting twelve guns and SO
men was boarded and taken by fix barges,
the captain, mate, boatfwaio, gunner and car
penter and nine of The feamen were killed in the
engagement, the fuperoa,go and lady paiien-
ger were taken out and iEhumanly murdered by
the vietors. The brig iseaid 10 hars available
cargo on board, with large fun of money.
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From PbiladeLbbia. Nm. I

From PHILADELPHIA, Nov. -.
1t was reported this morning, that the brig
Pickering OF 10 guns, capt. Hayward, had cap
tured in the Weltindies Freneh ihip of a
guns, after fevere a6tn. The fhip, il was
further fad, had been manned and fitted for the
express purpofe of capturing the Pickering.
We believe this report is enttled to no credit,
as no inch account has been received at the
Office Of the Secretary of the Navy. Captain
Iingey, of the Ganges, however, informs, that
the Pickering had captured French letter of
marque, OF guns, with a cargo valued at
oo, GOD, dollars.
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CT No late foreign news by the laR mail.
Capt Cobb, who arrived here Ian Sunday,
from St. Kits, left there the United States lhip
of war, Eagle, which conlinued in port during
his ftay there-about two weeks.
Counterfeit Fifty Dollar Bank BiKs are in cir
culaton they are done by altering the FIVE
dollar bills to fifty and the ingenuity of the
procels makes it difficult to detect them.
On the 9th int. Mr.. David Rockingham.
Printer of the Argus atNewyork} was arreied
for FULFILLING the defamatory articles refpesing
Gen. Hamilton.
The tatc of Georgia has paAed new and
very lriet law for enforcing the devout ober-
vance of the fabbath day. ConRahles are TO
patrole the itreets to execute the law.
The Legin,turc of Rhode Hand have re.
jeeaed, SO to 9, the petition of the Ouakers of
that Rate, to be exempted from military duty
for pecunary communication.
Information has been received at Network,
that the Contribution and Bottom frigates were
cruizing off Cape Francois for French flip
and brig, which were about to fail.
During the u(urpation of Oliver Cromwell,
queltion arofe 10 the Court of France, whether
they fhould iend an Ambanador 10 him, or not.
Cardinal Mazarine, at that time the mott pro-
found politician in Europe, expreGed hmielf on
the location in the following words
50 We do not fend an Ambalador for Crom-
Wells neret, but for our own. BY being in
England be will have an opportunity of procu-
ring intelligence, and putti1g us on our guard
aganlt any deigns the Enghih may be forming
aganlt us.
:" Suppofng that their prsteat executive gov
ern'ncrt is comPoied of villains, it becomes Till
moe neceGsry to watch thsir conduct and were
it necedary, for any political purpoie, TO nego-
ciatc with Pan1emoniam, if Lucifer, Moloch,
and Belzebub, were hurled from their thrones,
would lend an Envoy to thole cunning fprits
who bad Emphasized them, though they were the
meanea devils in the Internal domniens
(speetator.)
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Capt Cobb, who arrived here laf Sunday,
from St. Kits, left there the United States lhip
of war, Eagle, which continued in port during
his fay there--about two weeks.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-25

Counterfeit Fifty Dollar Bank BiKs are in cir
culation they are done by altering the FIVE
dollar bills to fifty and the ingenuity of the
procels makes it difficult to detect them.
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Dortlano,
MoNDAr, NoyEMBSR q !, 90

CT No late foreign news by the lala mail.
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erty, who aded in Obedience to thor orterz
until few days after the affair, when pereeiy-
ing two of them were in the fore fcuttle and
the other at the helm, then ran forward, drew
he hatch over The icuttle and falened them
DOWN by lifting the anchor over the bow and
placing it upon the hatch. While he was thus
employed, The man whom he had knscked
down, was recovered and had attended the
lhrouds, where he begged for mercy, which,
upon beng granted, he defended and fufFered
himfe to be tied by capt. Whelan.
Having iecured his prifoners, capt. Whelan
made the hei Of his way for the WeRindes,
withou; foul TO aid him in working the veael.
and after y days arrived at St. Bartholomew,
where his prfoners were delivered to captain
Campbell of the. Eagle, by whom they wele-
fent on board he 'Ganges.
The method which captain w. adopted for
flpplying thefe fellows with water was, by max
ing hole in the hatch with a crow bar, and
pouring it down. They received it by holding
open their mouths under the aperture. Fortn-
nately there was plenty of provi6ons in the
cuttle, 70 that he had no occaiion to take off the
hatch.
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PosTos, Nov. IS.
Fran MALARIA.

On Friday Ian arrived here the bp Favortc
capt. Elery, in As days from Malaga. When.
capt. E. left Spain, it was the report, that the
French had been entirely driven out of Italy.
Lord Melton has paaed into the Atlantic, from
Naples, with 7 fail of the line, to blockade Ca
diz,
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On the 9th inf. Mr., David rockingham,
Printer of the Argus atNewyork) was arrelied
for FULFILLING the defamatory articles refpeaing
Gen. Hamilton.
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DUBLIN, SErT. II.

The furreudcr of Napier Tandy by the
government of Hamburg, as Gated fome time
ago in the Times, and other prints, is now poi
lively contraditted by fome of the London
papers.
The French were diltraaed by the Britiih
mo3c of tending their troops 70 Holland. -
They failed in dlvfogs. When one lad made
delcent on Holland-and the French were
preparing to march 70 the alliilance of their
filter Republic, 10, another fleet appeared ready
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The itatc of Georgia has paaed new and
very triet law for enforcing the devout OFFER
vance of the fabbath day. Confahles are TO
patrole the itreets to execute the law.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-25

The Leg1aturc of Rhode Iland have re.
jeaed, SO to 9, the petition of the Quakers of
that rate, to be exempted from military duty
for pecuniary Communication.
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VOLUME III

the French army can have 10000 men more
than IT had on The 1T of Augaa, when we take
INTO confederation The loifes which it vii have
uitained IN the coufe of this month, the
draught OF troops which will become necenary
IN eoniequence of the new infbi re6lions that
have broken out in France--Infhrreaion wliel
originate with the conicrpts, and which ar:
thus the location of double lois to the Repub.
hcan troops. We may therefore with truth
alert, that next month the Allies will have -
lean 10000 men in arms Inf,s tnan then
adveriares, and perhaps much more if, as we
have realon to Believe, an army of the Empire
is forming. According to the regulations
which were made on this fnbietf at the end Of
he lalt century, Tie Quintuple Contigent of the
Umpire is 100000 men, and it would be very
eaiy for it to furnih fourth part Immediately
It's army nearly amounted to that proportion IN
1894. The picture of the financial dinrefs and
political dilorg anization of France, which, our
readers have had before their eyes during the
iattwo months, gives Us ne realon to apprehend
any unexpected dfplay of force. More than .
nine mouths have elapfed fince the levy of
200 ooo ConicriPts has been deereed, and not
withdrawing the rigour with which il has been
executed, tie French army has been neverthe-
ieis reduced TO the veAknefs which we have iuR
pointed out. 1t is hardly necenary for us to
iniit on the few pecuniary refources OF the
French Government, fnce in fpite of the hum
died fittings dedicated to the fubjetf of finance,
by the two Councils, the Directory have beea
tor more Than two months unable TO raife
loan ct 100000. iteiling, aud linee we fee their
1iers Coasiias reduced to a yaIu. of no more
than feven livres per cent. The oppoGtion of
the Jacobns to the Government, but Gill more
the actual war which has broken out in fsverai
parts OF France, the Royalias, and the apathy
OF :here of The nation, leave no poRbty OF
a powerful union of hearts and of hands in
favour Of The Directory. We eonfder ourielves
as having ihewn the great advantages which
the allies have in eyeral mott important refpeas
over their enemies we fatter ourfalves ,hac
the reiult will be agreeable to all probabilities,
and that fortune will range herislf on that fide
on (which juitiee, itrength and the interea oG
the human fpecies are to be found.
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Gov. TRUMBuLL's ADDRESS.

TIE toio7piag Is an est,oa from f5is excellent Al
d'efS az fbe opening Of tie Legy1atws of Co0nrai-
car on the lob nR.1
HE tide of war in Europe fems chang
ing and ircceis, which for a long time palt has
been attached 10 France, Is now turned TO The
ilde OF the powers in alliance againlt her but
whether France is to fink under the weight of
combined power aud domeftic difcord or whe-
ther by another enthuaaic effort, fhe is again
to rie IN this great and almof unexampled
itfuggle; whether one European power prevails,
or another inks in the contei, the policy of the
United States mua be ehentally the fame And
while our benevolence weeps over the calamities
OF o,fant nations, our firif and great attention
mould be eonltantly fixed on our own country,
IT'S particular intcselt and welfare. Our general
policy ihould be American, not European. BY
continuing our defeniive and warlike prepare
tons, while fnrrounded by contendre natoos,
we ihould main aE a martial and commanding
attitude, ready for all events and while audi
Gus q peace with all powers, we Mould be init
mateiy connected with none. With fuch policy
we may hope to pTolong our tranquility, ard
command the refpeet of all nations. In this
way we may expeet to become truly and greatly
independent. May the God of wifdom infin.
ence the United States to this policy and while
Their deliberations are conducted with caution
and decifion, may their adnniIlr alton be as re.
markabe for its active vigor, as for its political
wIidom and dilcerntnent.
" Although the general concerns of the Uni.
ion are under the direction Of the general go
vernment, yet the individual nates have thsr
particular duties in relation to the whole more
Especially they have at this critical period, to
guard with vigilance, againa the arts and in
'rigues of the general enemies of the ,Uion,
Whole inf lous influence will be particularly ex
tended to individual aates, feeking to produce
disiion and difunion, thereby to weaken and
eners tie our general exertions. This fpirit of
artfee and iatrigus viii be eagerly feizei, at a
time when renewed negotiations with France
are attempted, and is therefore to be carefully
guarded agsina, at fuch moment, In artful
iniinuations Mould excite uneaGnefs and dileon.
tent, and difference Of opinion fhould Ion our
defeniive preparations, our weaken our alive
operations. This duty of political " 4 snze and
watehful attention, will uua at tA.s eventfnl
period be carefully exerted by the e,izsas Of this
tate, And may our Almighty Protector guard
the Cnited States from the wiles Of intrigue and
deception, and defend them from the injuries Of
war and aggrellion."
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General View of the Military Profpeds
in Europe.
From a L0aSsa sapey--Asgsf as. |

From a Laaasa papey--A.gG aSl
The capture of Mantua and of Alexandra
has placed nearly 10000 men at the diipofal
ct the Allies, which may be divided between
Marihal Suwarrow and the Archduke, increaf.
ing thus the fuperiority of the former, and
rendering the latter equal in ftrength to Maj
iena. We have reaion to fuppoie that in the
courie of this month the French will be entirely
driven Fl ON the State of Genoa. and that if they
are not entirely 10 from Switzerland, the Arch.
duke will at leat be in Gtuation to prelerve
his prelent petition there, and even TO improve
it.
The next month will prefent a more extern
five and more intcreltng fcene, both in politi.
cal and military point Of view, than any of the
months which have eapled of this eventual
year. Marihal Suwarrow will arrive with his
victorious phalanxes on the Frontiers of Pro.
vence and of Dauphiny the Archduke power
fully reinforced by the new Rufiian army, will
fight his way in order to penetrate to the
Frontiers of Fraubecomc and Alacc General
Ztary will probably force the French to aban-
don the right bank of the Rhine new Army
of 10000 Ensliih, or Rufians, fupplying the
place, bu. with greater ltrengt5, of the old
army of the Lower Rhine, in 1894, will pro.
coed to efea the deliverance OF the North
Wea of Earope. II is then that the republi-
cans will be attacked on the whole line, from
the flores of the Mediterranean to thoic of the
North Sea, and will have to iuppors themlelves
againlt the exertion of 10000 Auarians, Ruff.
fans, and Englifh, with the probable fnpport
of 10000 Imperialias, Swils, Pedmontefe.
or other Italians. Againa this force, what
means have the~Republicans of defence We
gave few days ago The exact ftatement of their
effective force from the Texel to Genoa, and
we ihewed that it did not amount to more than
100, 900 men, twenty thoufand of which were
Dutch; llatemenr which we can vouch as
correct, and which is confirmed by all the for
eign accounts. 1t is calculating the outiide
when we iuppofe, that on the III Of September
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POLITICS. u
Liberty of the Prefs, in France.

As many of the Jaeobns continue ksrping upon their
old theme of tie Hery IF tie p,ss and referring us TO
France as the att of 5fssi ,epubang1 il may be well
TO INHERIT the following extract from the proceedings of
the French Legislature The 18th Of Augut lal
THE Council of Elders tranfinitted their
order by which they denounced to the Dirceto.
fy Nos. So and So Of the Journal ds Romme5
Li5rss,
Cabanis rofe.--" BY fctting the Public PreE
at perfect liberty, you nattered yourielves that
1t would have an ufeful effect upon the public
mind but did not fnppoie that it would become
an active inltrument for the fubverfon of the
republic. 1t has epnr been BY calnmpy that free
governments bave been dsfrcysd--it was that which
ledCoadSreet, Vugniand,& others who were Foun
ders of The republic, to the fcafold-it will foon
be impoflible to flop this impetuous torrent
That ipirit of calumny now purlues the hue
men which it did before the 9Th oc September,
which proves that it proceeds from our enemies
without it accules Sieyes of royaliim, who in
1888, publifhed fuch able pamphlets aganlt
royalty it accufes that man of Treaion, Whole
fevere integrity is recognized by all parties
But the Object of the caiumniator is, fri TO
ieparate the caufe of the two Directors from
that of the other three, that he may afterwards
attack the latter with more efficacy. | move
limilar Mehagc to that fent by the Council of
Elders, and that the Committee be inarutfed to
preient Provilonal Plan againf thofe who
vilify the National Representation, and the
Directory"