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The papers announce new attack upon
the Christian Religion, by our country
man Thomas Paine. / am one of those
who feel towards Mr.. Paine, the mingled
sentiment of admiration and aversion.-I
admire his genius and the singular preci-
sion and perspcuity of his style-I feel
grateful for the services he rendered US
during our revolutionary struggle, and /
honor the zeal with which he has sought to
disseminate through the world. the prin-
ciples of freedom and equal right. But
when / reverse the picture, and contem-
plate his over-weening vanity, and excess
sive egotism; when l view his malignant
hatred towards the religion of our country,
and his ceaseless efforts to unhinge the
faith of those who possess It, disgust super
cedes every other feeling.
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tween church and state, / should depre-
cate as much as any man--But to religion
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ness. i deem him an enemy to his species,
traitor to the commonwealth of mankind,
who seeks to subvert the religious faith of
bis country, with nothing to offer in its
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Under an oppressive hierarchy which e.
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and their bodies, to overthrow so mon
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patriot-But in our own country, where no
shackles are imposed upon the mind, where
Rhe laws and constitution, while they pro-
tect religious worship, sanction in its ut
most latitude, the freedom of Conscience
Where a religion is professed, which, to
say nothing of its divinity, recommends
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ON the purity of their lives for support a
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blessings to individuals, and such important
benefits to society, must spring from a de-
testable vanity or a cOTroded and malig-
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effects OF religion in reforming the morals
and purifying the lives of mankind, who
has beheld its influence i'm the time Of adj
Nerslty, who has seen it clear the Clouded
brow and reanimate the faded cheek of
sorrow, will be thankful TO the man who
hells him that these are the effects of an alb
surd superstition, or an hoary imposturc
Let not the folies and alterations of SUI
perstition, be charged to religion-no man
Di enlarged and liberal views will be gull
W OF such injustice But have no inten-
alon OF entering the lists of controversy.
he system that has withstood mistaken,
the assaults Of Hume, SALISBURY and Vol
taire, and of the whole host of Deists and
Atheists, generated by the French revolu-
uon rs not trust, destined to fall before
tue pen OF Thomas Paine. w.
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dnpatches to Pet, fburg. Nor of the inter
cep'ed letters fpeak of ruincus lcfes, and of
the die engagement Of the Rui!ian army but
the following is particularly remrrkrd, dated at
Brauilbcre, and directed 10 the Sc cretarv of IL
M. the Emperor of Runa.
We continue our tucCv',es my friend IN.
forsiton circumstances have hiudsrt,i as from
prch irf- ty the victory of Ey,au, for the pur.
pole of executing the grand plan we had form
ed of penetrating to Berlin, and thus cut oR' ,ae
French army I; but we march again for he lam,
object, and you will fee by the date Of my lc, :
ter, that the French exPect in vain 10 keep Us
behind The prsss!. Ho- favourable ctr p=G
tion would be to effeet junction with the En-.
gl'f', army, which is to come and join us by the
Baltic. The feafon oppofe: ii; bat in the
iprine Formidable feet will come and fupport
our tanks, and call thofr of the enemy. We
have received anew affurance of it within a few
days paf. There is no need of my telling you
that all thefe victories have been dearly bought
l have loft my brother Alexis: he died AS
brave man, and / am comforted for it: but
what afflits ME mott, is to fee our army 70 en-.
feebed, before the beginning of the campaign,
that great number of oui battalions are reda-
ced to 900 men.
I" The French boat OF having beaten Gen.
Ellen, at ORrolenka; they even fay that part of
our army has not gained any honor; but we all
know that it is only competed of recruits. All
the nne regiments were at the nobe battle OF
Eylau. have taken good care not to commu-
nicate the contents of your laf, by which you
announce TO me that there remain no more
troops in Rufia, and that henceforward we can
only expect recruits that never faw battle.
&c But notwithstanding thefe precautions the
fpirits of the army begin to droop. Inftead of
the enthuhafm that our Victories ought to ex-
cite, fee with forrow the number of malcon.
tents encreafe daily. The army dare accufe
loudly enough the authors of the war of having
fold the Ruiian blood for Englilh gold they
pretend that our augua fovereign is deceived:
in ihort, they go 70 far as to demand peace.
have been aflured that our generals, being
frightened at this difpoftion, and at our lofIes,
have deputed the Prince Bagraton to take new
orders. We have againt an able and enter.
pribng general we eXpeel vigorous and ge-
neral attack, as foon as the feafon will permit it
But whatever be the event, you know your
friend will do his duty, and die at his poit if
neceliary. Endeavor to find an opportunity of
laying at the feet of III. NJ. the allurance of my
unlimited devotion. Farewell my friend-we
hear the cannon-I Slall write to you again in
few days.
(Signed) ASKOFF."
So There is fcarcely necefiity for remark
ing, that the Grand Plan of which this letter
fpeass, has been totally deranged by the laf
victories OF the Grand Army.-BgRon Cbron.
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FROM HAMBURG AND altoona rArzKs.

BaaEs of tie ENe, A1ayeb o.-Accounts from Ber-
lin and Copenhagen, have fpoken of armifiee--
this report is probably founded the propoftion
which was made by Of the Belgerent powers ::
propoftion which has been rejects ed by the other.
The armi1ice was have been for three weeks,
during which peace would have been negotiatPd.-
The RuIians received foon after the battle of Ey-
lau comfortable reinforcement, enlated at 1000
men notwithstanding, from the day OF that battle,
nothing important has occurred, except that regi
ment of cuiralers luffered conlderably from at
tack on the part of the Coacks; the operations of
the French are greatly Rraightened by the Of
provifions, aud in conequence they are drawing
wards the yitula it is pretended to be known at
Berlin, that the head quarters already at Thorn
the French army is Gill tationed from Elbing the
frontiers of oi-de-vaHt Poland, and hold merely a
communication with the corps which occupies the
petition of Warfaw and the Narew. II the RulIan
army maintains its ituation the Pregel, the
try between that river and the Paarge may (oon be-
come the theatre of new fangunary conflicts. In the
meanwhile the approach of the French army may
decide the fate oil Dantzic and Craudentz againlt
which the Attn corps is defined to act. According
accounts from St. Peteriburg, 4 RuiIian General 5
were killed or wounded at the Battle of Eylau a.
moDg the former is the chief Of the Emperors cura-
fiers, ~. Rogin Major Gen Barclay de FOLLY was
wounded in the arm. The battle which was fought
on plain 90 verfls in circumference, commenced on
the 7th at in the afternoon, and was not till
the Sth, at 6 in the evening.
The corps which was fofnerly commanded by
Cen Buxhowden, had Joined that of Gen. Bennington
fever regiments had fired all their cartridges and
could only make ufe Of the bayonet party Of
wounded Rulilans are At kotgtbsrg
The 29th OF Ian. the Prlilians took near Crau-
denz Prince wirgenllein, and on the 9th ut.
Marenwerder, Cen. PraueI, chief Of a regiment OF
artillery,
(L'At.His Z. No,d, 1oB 1ays5.)
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Uon1eGtlr
From The IN. r. Public Ad4rrfi/er.

The following is the memorial flo which Mr..
K. Saunders aludes in his letters which we
pubiiAsd yefterday of the unfortunate pri-
toners conhne1 in the dungeons of Cartha-
gena-The dupes of AngloFederal intrigue
and Britiih policy. However, we may la
ment the misfortunes of the fuferers, we
NUT execrate the authors of this Infamous
expedition. To what fate of degradation
and milrry would they reduce their country,
had they once more the power in their hands
which they have loft Can any man doubt,
that the armament was fitted out for the moi
dangerous and wicked purpofes, defined to
bring ruin and dIigraCe upon our govern
ment ? We have the authority of Caefain C..
Parker'S name for the authenticity of this
memorial. Read it Americans--and fhud-
der while you read.
MEMORIAL.
The memorial of twenty citizens Of the u. s..
OF America, confred under fenteDces of naverv
in the dominions of his Catholic Maieity the
king of Spain, to the Prelident, Senate and
Houie OF Representatives,
Sheweih that your memOrialifts are refidents
of the U. S. of America, and for the mott part
OF the hate and city of New York, and are
part of A number OF men nf the fame defrripti-
on, who were brought from N. York il Pebru-
ry lat, IN the hip Leauder, Thomas Lewis,
commander, under circumstances of treacbery
and imPoiiton that your memerialifs will pro-
coed to explain. OF the fhtP Leander, Samuel
G.. Ogden, Eiq. has been known for fometime
as owner, and that veifel has always been en-
poycd 10y him in forced trade, for which
purPofe ihe has been heavily armed, in confe-
quence of which her warlike equipment when
The laft left N. York excited no fufpicion on the
part of the public in general, nor in the breafts
OF your memorialifts, of any unfair or Illicit
tranladion. OF the whole number Of your
memoriaIifts, fome were attached to the venel,
fome were employed for military ferwce, and
others for the exerciie Of their ordinary occu-
pations and trades. Thofe Of the fira defcrip-
uoh were fbPPed in the ufual manner, Oh a
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So extenhve a country,as Poland, naturally
preIents great differences in its foil and produc-
tions. From the immenfe fandy plains of L,hu-
ania to- the fumu,its Of the CarPathian noun.
tains, what a graduation What f!,ades! The
centre even of the country, or Pole fla, preisnts
in the fpring, VAT mar(l,, or rather iakc, the
waters cf which difcharge ,henfclves on ore
Gde into the Baltic bv the Niemen, and on the
other into the Black Sea by the Bory Themes.
Nature has herfelf pointed out this region as
fit to furnih communication between the Bal
tic and Black Seas. Several canals have been
projected aud even executed 6ui no late IN
telligence of very recent date has been receiv-
ed concerning the fate of thefr works. The
unfortunate partition has befdes deprived thefe
communications of great part Of their utility
the REFLECTIVE cuRom houfes intcrcepting in a
great meafure the interior trade of the coun-
tay.
Rufiia has canfed canal to be dag in her Pc.
iih provinces, uniting the Dwina TO the Bereri-
ma, which runs into the Boryfhenes.
Notwithstanding thefe artificial communicate
ons, it will be at all times ne cefiary for Poland
to be mifrefs not only of the harhours of D ANTI
rex and Revel, but alto of Odeiia and Cherfon.
Podolia and Woihynia will always export their
corn mof advautseeouily by the Black Sea. 1t
was by that means, that King Leucon furnihed
fuch an abundance of proviiions to the Athe-
mans. 1t was by Akernau, or Bialogrod, that
. King Udailaus Jagelon fent corn to Conaanti.
nopie and Cyprus. The Venetians requeRed
Ming Sgfmond to permit them to reopen this
commercial rout, according to S,ruicki, Gee his
Annals of Poland.) The details which Mr.
Malokeniki, Pole, and Mr.. d'Arthoine,
frcnchman, have given the modern renewa
OF this trade, are to be found in every geoSra
ply.
MALTE BRUN.
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LONDON, March %.

Four Hulum Mails arrived this morning,
which bring Hamburger and Altoona Papers to
the 10th inf. No action of importance has ia.
ken place iince the battle of Eylau. 1t appears
fome ProPoials for an Armiltice for three weeks
have been made, probably by the French, to
which the Rudians would not confent.-Thefe
Papers confirm the accounts of reinforcement
of 40, 600 men having Joined the Rui1ians, fub-
fyqu,nt to the battle Of the I6th.-The head
curriers' of the French are, by this time, at
Thorn; they are, however, reprefented as
ftretchus from Elbing to Marcnw order, with
their right on the Narew.-It appears evident
from theie papers, that the Rui1ians will not re.
main quiet behind the Pregel.-They will again
beat up the quarters of the Grand Army, in
contempt and defiance of the threat contained
in Bona2arte's late Proclamation.
Ii is expected that the Duke Of Portland will
be ready with his lit tomorrow. The an.
nounce4ent of 1t may crafty curiofity, but il
will not diminiih the regret that is daily increaf
ing, ~ cOniequence OF the dimhion of the pre-.
fent mrnfters, to whom the nation look.
ed up with increafng confidence, and in
which it was fully juRi6ed by every aa
nf their AdmininrdiIon, IN which the conciliati
on OF affections of the fubjeas, the proprieiy
of the Empire, the dignity of the Britifh char
a6fer at home and abroad were confulted, and
the principles of iufice and humanity recogniz
cd in the remotea regions Of the Globe.
a very intercaing conversation took place
Ian night, in the Houfe of Commons, whict
was uncomnonly full, in expectation that fome
thing would be faid, on fuhjeet in which tn,
country is 70 deeply intereaed.
MIR. Dickeuion put fome quefious to LORD
Howick. Having alluded TO the introduction
of the bill in favor of Catholic Officers, he OBJ
ferved, that five days had now elapied hnce the
Noble Lord had fignifeJ HE intention Of not
Immediately moving for the lecond reading oi
that bill adding, hat he was not prepared Ia
FAY when be Ghoud make fuch q motion.
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PHILADELPHIA, april so.
FROM THE AURORA.
BRITISH FISHERIES
VERSUS
6NERECzW FIctyzp1cc

HMBKICHW FISHERTFS.
The following article concerning Britib FIN.
cries, we lind 10 Biitiih pape,-the ipcrrafe
isattributed to their occupying 70 much more
Of the American market, than ufual.
lowing TO the announcement given bv CO.
yernnent to the Me7efonrdiand EHsyie5, It sb-
pears, that whereae, in the year 1905, 467 9iips,
5s9o7 tons bsrthen, and 1914 men were en-
Ployed IN the export ef its produce, there have
been in the year 1906, ST. fIipo, O. SCI tons
burihen, ard 1886 men employed making an
increaie to the tripping interefs Of Great gri,
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TRANsLA~IoNs

From French papers, reeeiq'ed at Bolton.
With refpeet to the hattie of Eylau, the War
faw Gazette Of the 23d OF February obierges:
"In the relations whioa the Prufiians and
Runians have given of the battle of Eylau,
made no doubt with a view of re-animatiog the
courage of the garrifons Il Dantzic and Col
berg, they themieives acknowledge that they
have LOT 10000 men, arJ ten generals but
they boat Of having taken ihe town Of Ey!au It
the point Of the bayonet That ahertion is
falfe the Emperor commanded there in per-
fon. The RuTians attacked the town three
times, aud three times they wefs rePullsJ.
The French troops have occupied couaant'y
the town of Eyau."
On the goth Of February, few French
troops intercepted Courier who was caryiI g
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LIVERPOOL, March a6.

Yeaerday arrived here the American fhip La
tona, Captain Alden, in SO days from New
York, having on board the following pafengers,
who are come TO England as witnrlIes on the
trial of Captain Whtby, of his Majeity's n,ip
Leander, for the murder of Pierce, viz. Cap
tain Brew fer, OF an American revenue cutter,
Jonathan l.. Brewfer, his fon, Robert Mtchill
and John White, pilots, and Capt. Pierce,
brother of the deceafed.
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1eegttz&& nDle9.
MASSACRE 1T ST. DOMINGO.

Captain Chafe, who arrived at Bottom on the
god i, n. in al days from Guadaioupe, ftates
that when he left there report prevailed and
was believed, that the blacks in St Domingo
had murdered all the white and coloured peo-
pile, including, among the former all the Anne.
ricans.