to the term? offered by the delegate?, and
vert fi.ice re y determined to return to their
duty, he would g'.aJly convey the intelligence
to the admiralty. He very ftrongly hoe
ver, warned them againft change oy entr
ment, and trifling with the government.
He would be the meant of communication
bet ween them and the admiralty , and if they
did not mean to act like Britiih feamen. The
delegates wbent on board, and returned on
(bore about twelve at night. They then
i na ten ally varied from the terms and hum
ble language t hey had held in the after
noon Mr. Stow wa, immediately fent ori
to town with intelligence of what had
pafled.
The proportions which the delegates of
fered yefterday afternoon were, the king'
pardon ; m advance of two moBths pay to
the impreiTed men aod the releale of five
tf i he delegates that are in confinemet on
ibere.
Their fired beef is ordered tobe flopped.
There" are 6000 men io.ihe.g.Tr;fen of
SheerneL , ill in excelUut ipirits, loyal, and
ready for any fervice ?hey may be. ordered
upon. The whole of the feaoien on board
me fleet do not aoHUint to above 7000
Yederdiy two men were taken tip cfil
tributing teditteus hand-bills among the
folds ers The brer were fo incen fed, that
ir was wjth dificu' y their rage cou!4 be re
drained. ...
ALBANY, Auuit4.
We-are-mrormetl, by a gentleman of this
ci: v, wHo left the county of Onondago on
Seaosway Lift, that on the preceeding eve
ning a gentleman arrived there fi otii Niaga
ra, who gave information that the Britifli
troops in that quarter, with a gen. mutter
f Indians, headed by. col. Brandt, had mar
ched towards tl.e M iiliii ;spi , in hopes of mce
liftgl large force of Spaniards and (r'rench,
iii their proesflft towards Canada ami th.ir
a c lnipany Amr:can artillery had alfo
marched on mt fame route, for the porpofe
ur . protecting the neutrality of the United
States. 1
N
Auuftg.
E W - Y O R K.
IMPORTANT
A glntlemasi in town has received letters
fcby one of the latetT arrivals, which mention
that in confequeuce of intelligence from
Paris, 2reat hop.- e eotercaiiied that all
jJ&x; tiot"ertc Ltttug becv.eerf the V nit
0Ki Stares and Praise wall ibon be amicably
.djofred, s matters were in train and con
ii.lcrable forwardnef for effeclinjr fo defir.
able an event no names were mentioned ;
but it was thought that a communication
h id bee commenced between the mjftiftcr
of foreign relations and Gen. PincKneyv
Another letter of a date poflerior to the
above, mention the fame and adds, that
orders were actually even in trance, to
eeafe privateering aaiulT. American veflels
that thafe which had already been bro't
i mould oe releafeJ and reftitdfcft made
for fuch as had uee.i contlemned 1 fold.
AnJ another letter from BHftol by the
Pa?y, fays, that reports are in circulation,
and tfeni-ally credited, that a fpeedy fet-
.ttement of thA differences between aa and
France will fltke place and that whbiu a
irort time, it was believed that American
commerce will be freed from all interrup
tion. .JALe rcreive.1 the following note from the
nub! i (her of the Albany Gazette :
ztwany, tugvji 5.
Laft riifht this city experienced one o
the moll dreatlfnlt, calamities about 190
buildings were dettroyed by fire.
By tbe rcqucft of a number of fubferib
ers, as well as to remove, if poflibie, the
if? imputation of partiality in the editor
t the WiJm ngtcn Gazette, by evincing
a dilpofiticn to gratify ALL PARTIES, w
the management thereof, he has given the
piece figntd M A Citizen of Not fh-Caroii
na," a place in this day's publication, not
wiihftandiug lis foisntr reje&icn of it.
FSXLOW- CITIZENS,
THE period is approaching, when by
our fuffrage we are. to felecfc sn
hundred and eighty odd pf our fellow,
citizens, to enat laws that may affedi us
in every relation of lire- It is an important
trud ! tbe faithful dilcharge of which,
at all times requires the collected wifdom
and integrity of our beft informed and
moll experienced citizens but at this
rrific whpn v. e annear on the btirder of
a rupture with one of the roofl powerful
nations upon the earth ; when we fee out
Grand Federal Council agitated, embrra
ed & divided by panics ; each party crimi
nating and afcribing the actions cf the other
to improper u Mac nee; when little that ia
lalutary will refult, cr can be expected
from fuch divided and oppofed counc.ls ;
In this conjuncture of circumltances it
behoves us as a deliberate people, to be
prudent in the exercife of out rights as
electors io call up as our Repreienta
tives in Leg flation, true Americans, only
Amer.ns 111 heart and principle Perfons
of known integrity and patriotilm, whole
inurett is intimately conne&ed with our
own; and who, difdaining all foreign
influence and partizanniog, will unite in
their councils. For this purpole, let us
aflbciate as a band of brothers : Let our
voices chime in unifon throughout the
itate ; and thank Heaven, we (till have it
in our power to effect it Maugre the
machinations of that hi ft of firitifh Em
igrants, Einiflaries Incendiaries, old Tories
and falfe Friends who are difperled over
the. country
PHILADELPHIA, A3uft to.
Letters from London of the ; z June in
form, ihat the French fiovernmrnt accecu
ed rkh proutptttnte 10 the prdofuioa on
the part of the Britifli, Tor opening anew
for peace. Thele letters
j
the nepneiation
tr -r rhir r he mutiny at the Nre was
fabridin" and drawing rapidly to a alofc
Don't miftake me fellow -citizens, and
thUik that by the epithet 44 true Amen
cam." j mean natives oniy : rar irom 11 :
I mean and wifh to comprise thofeot every
nation, people or language ; who, .in the
dav or our tttrefs took.Dtt wnl us, and
fought and bled with us: Thefe aSjJrfie-j
ncans Americans in neart auu principle ;
they have proven themlelves hrm and
faithful friends, and may be confided in.
We may aifo I believe, Icrupulooiry admit
poor Teague ; who, though nut then with
us, h.s felt as well as we the rod of iron.
lint let us relo ve and unite our ettorts to
exclude all thole detrltable characters,
whibfe views, practices andSprincipiesare
idverfe to theiirfereft of America Pru
dence dictates the measure andduty urges
us to it : Nor can they complain of an in
jury, or privation of nghr, or privilege in.
this particular ; for they had none. Our
acts of flembly jultly bar the . old Tory
trom the right of being elected ; and the
Emigrant is prolcribed by Ms own law :
Fori do announce and averj that he aei
ther is, nor ever can be a citizen of Ame
rica: becaufe it is a maxim of the Brmih
law, thai once a lubject, alwtsa lubject ;
it admits of no expatnation.
America feceded feized upon indepen
dence with aftronghaud, and conltramed
fceatjirit.iin by fhe treaty of
Inreme law) to accede to tbe fecelhon,
and to acknowledge her independence ;
but this dear bought right, extends only
1 1 Americans of that day, and their def-
cendauts.
Emigrant from Great-Britain, fmcc
tbat glorious epocna, tnouga reuacnt
among us ever fo long, are not citizeits :
Their goverument has not remiquiflied
them ; and thA cannot liberate themierves
mnce will not do it : N
from bat fupine difpodtlon to which the
evil is owing ; and by our united effot ts in
,u- diirv allotted vO us. check the encrea-
flnfir mifohief ere it is too late. Let us de
termine to fe elude from our i-egrflatrve
Councils, a well the refllefs and vivacious
iffhriuoh we are under never
to be forgotten obligations to his country)
for he may be a paxtizan : as tbe naugn'y
and inlolent ngl-dhmap, whole friendihip
to America we know i whole tender mer
cies to us have been cruel ties-The infi
die us Scotchman ; whofe perfidy we have
experienced .The old diffembling Tory j
his principles are unchanged ; his malice
inveterate Speculators ; whof patri
otifm ?ts pel : . The capability of thele
aentrY. the newfpapers and journals df
Congrefs (hew u$ And Gamblers of ev'eW
ry denomination, a dilgraceiui let, wrtnout
Honour or honelty.
Thefe characters mf fellow-citizens fe
eluded, we may hope our public eoUrteHs
tvill be conducted with unanimity, integ
rity, prudence and difpatch ; unddturbed
and unretarded by party, faction, or fihUler
motives.
Purify the fountain and the Itream will
be pure.
A CITIZEN OF K. CAROLINA.
Tulv If. 1707. irt X.
For Hail's Wilmington Gazette.
"To tbe People of North-Carolina.
is much to be lamented, fellow-citi-
that enanv of thofe. who haw
V
in
M - 7 1 -t m
re ptfJhcly volunteered, as your
JL zens,
heretofore
iultructorSTnolitical aflairs, inftead of ad
dreliing themfelves fairly to your reafon
and uiiderltanding, have ufeoall the art in
their power, to dupe you into the facrifice
of both, at the Ihrine of paffiun and preju,
dice. ' i
Whether the author of a piece publifhed
in a late Fayetteville paper, with the figna
ture of A Citizen of North-Carolina
and which has made fom'e uoife) mould be
repelled indignantly as a fallacious guide
of that clafs, or whether on the contrary
you Ciould view him as a true friend to his
country, and a preacher of. found and
wiioleloiue doclrines, you are now to deter- J
none. 1 uat writer havippr cpmmittea nim-S
felt to the ppblic, has rendered hftnfelf a-t
menahle to its tribunal.' I a&tiih a cr.lm aii.dil
difpamonate hearing, and a Sefcrfton wich
fliaf be lIic re fait of your good feafe only.
To thole citizens whom he designates to be' J.
s " a r f m. T B
fuch, to the exciuuen ot otners,.! wauiu
be under flood to appeal ; in that particu
lar, propriety requiring, I mould adopt his
practice, although I reject his pruiciplc.:
The citizer commences his addrefs. by an
nouncing the approaching ,elec1idn. and
with fonie obfervations winch though trite
and common enough, refpeding theim
T3ortance of the public trull about to be con
ferred, he ufliers in with great folemnity.
Then he proceeds to inform y op that we
are on the border of a rupture with prse of
the raoft powerful nations on the earth,
that our great federal cojfcil isagiia'ed,
&c. &c. Mark his deduction from thefe
premiles, and when you reflect that if We
are in danger of an attack from any nation
whatfoever, i4nu(l be from France, re
concile it to common fenfe if you can. The
fum of it is this Sxxlude from year legi
flature all einirams from Great-Britain
who have become citizens llnce the peace
of r 783 4 let lopfe your rage againd them
and the holt of Britifh emnrants, emilia
ries, incendiaries, falle friends, and old
tories who are difperfed over the country.
To juflfty fuch "a denunciation, and fink
them n character to the level of the molt
resrfbnableneft df the fentew
chifement, agaii ft performs qhj
(o'fir crime bur bv implica
in the oDnrobriuhi ot beinc netellible
Lraclers. whofe iews piactices and pritt
pics are adverle to tne inteicu v muciici,
merely, becaufe they once. were fubjeh f
Great-Britaiu. The dear bought rights cf
;j.n...t.ni foverhsit: writer, extends on.
w wjtr - r ZZ
!v rn A meriran citizens Or 170 aim lO tlieir
deicendants. l DC meaning ot um n
fenre, if indeed, it has nv meaning at all.
But he goes on to explain himfelf by aflert.
not become citizens, and why ? iecaujt
it- is d maxim of the Eritib Lnv9 thai once
a fuhjeB, always a fubjtB, it admits of no
expatriation, their government has not re.
linquijhed them and thty cannot liberate them
fefoes ; he adds, " ihty ma be demanded
of our government, and vjc lave Jitpulated
in certain cajes for the fur render of tbem."
Obervc the moult rous folly and s&furdjty
of this writer. In one breath he tells you,
that by the treaty c Il?3 (a Jvjrtyc ittvir.
mark that, a fupreme (e-wj Gieatj5ritain
acceded to your independence, and in the
fnext, alledges, that your laws, whereby
you have admitted Britifh emigrants toci-
tizenfhip are nugatory becaufe they are re
pugnant to the laws of Great -Britain.
What! are we independent of Great-Britain
and yet fubject to her I&WS Are the
maxims of that govemaient to fuperfede
the fundamental prinCiplevof our conltitu
tion. and the laws of nations which are the
rules of action for all foveteign indepen-J
dentftates? The oldeit ddlcnibiing tOry
could not broach a more heterodox rule of
I political faith than this. But thus it will
ever be when people depart from fober rea
fon and become the dupes of rancorous pre
judices anrr enthuiiaflic predilection Be
iiold a pretended, zealous advocate of the
revolution which emancipated tnis country
from the yoke of Britain, exprefsly fancti-oninga-maxin
of that government in itsna
ture incompatible with the natural rights
of man ; with thofe very rights upon which
the resl patriots of I776 founded our Claim
tohdependence. Thar Great-Britain may
claim thofe of our .citizens who, have once
been her 1 object is a pofTthie event; it is
pofbblc alio, that flie may claim the fovc-
fejgnHr of the United btates. and it is
-jltilj poflibie that the may reoficrt her
claim to rht crown of France, and, each of
'Vif iVifilbilirif ; ii MIlMuV
Our late treaty' war ki irain r r is ftipu
lated to deliver up fugitive frqirt j office
belonging to that country, charged with
certain crimes, may be true, ottgs I have
not that treaty before me i caniut fpeak
pofitWely, uo the fact , howeverif it is fo,
the llipulation 1 wiH undertake o fay, is
mutual, and the fugitives under like cir
cum fiances from this country io terrain are
eualy expofed to the clain of oirgovern
rnent. It is a compact of mnrual aonvent,.
ence for the puniihment of sifeue agair.fi
humanity or fociety . But to fayrhat our
guTiiiuteut na ii) jjujaicu in ucip up any
of her citizens, in any cafe whatbf cr, is a
grofs fnifreprefentation. The auVtion is
as. far fron fad as the f pecies df foof ad
duced tor fupport it, is flblurkai ridicu
lous, to wit, that the Br itifn se daily
wrefting their feanten cut of mr fervice.
Britijb feamen are not .jmerfa citizens
although they may be in the jjpre of A-
uiericans. But even thele, i:istNled, are
wrefted trom us, not vofn
dered In fpite of the dccla
writer and the arbitrary la
narchies, I do maintain, ti
have a right to remove, fco
country and fix their relid
which bell fuits their interel1
ence ; and moreover, when
furren-
f this
ld rno-
i vidua Is
native
fin that.
nyeiii-
mitCed
Net? th4
in trua-
ex.
i
irrr M t TA Tl XT Atirnfl
W I I , VI I '. I t -i . iv. u.. 1 I . - C frM ....11 r rn ir . 1NJ t f
Rernhv of the Eiedion Jar Members of the I fa. be demanded of our government,
w 'xt -GaMerA mermPj vj iJL"2.'lzL
9 .MWW
Kor tboutiTyof Jew-mnover, jonn
HiU, for the fenate; A. U. tvioore and
iamuel Am?, for the Commons.
For the town of Wilmington, William
Henry hill.
Craven. Senste William M'Clure ;
commons, Wm. Blackledge, Hennf Tl.
Town of Ncwbcrn. Edward Graham.
and m; hae fliaulatcd in certain cales" tor
the furrender ot them. The truth of thjs
r(ition 4sevincedby their daily wrefting
their feamen from out of bur fervice.
Notwithstanding thefe truths ; V7 onder
full and to our reproach to tell, we lee
thefe charters Emigrants; EmilTarres.
FiUives from juflicc, and needy Vagrants,
with consummate impudence, twilling,
wriggling; and puming thetnfelves into
office
and i-lamherinir into every depart
ment of the itate. We hear tnem ban-
Port of Wilmington.
Sloop Friendihip, Law, Philadelphia ; I pjjng at the barsof our courts ; mtfquoting
hriff-Etfi. Van Ranfelaer, Grenada ; lloopj thciT Qrit(U code of law and practice, in
coutempt ot our ciraoiuucu ww iui
Ssllv, Ballentmei- rort riai in
to ' fchoooer Ajnerican,'Bell, Ww. York i
irC Prudent, O'Neill. St. Thomas's ;
Dean, Chadeayoe, r4ew-Tork ; floop Alea
mider, Ruffell, Charlefton.
otV-prartice we tee tnem mitng mon
-of one lucrative offices, without ability or
honeilv to difcharge the duties of them ;
aod the mifchiet itftill gro ving.
rfti.1 Iii i.di iufhmrrl it is not charged I to all the rights ot citizenl
or even infrWIited. that the ppr devils of I laws of this country, our c,
thr nrf! and iafV. defer! tion have been irtt fTantees to them aa ampie ptfil
ltruiTientai in pronuctng or lonicurnig ine Pf of
diflR.tv.rfr. between rhe United States aivd I tbi pofitioh cannot be controvertea, J?
France 'j and as to the others, I do verity prove the firlr, I prefnme Vattel on th
believe that they have an exiftenee, no of nations will be admitted as conVetent
where, but (n the heated imagination of authority ; thefe are his words, " The,,
this ttate empiric. - are cafes in which a cirien has an abfdlute
Had he advifed the apprehending of: a4l right to renounce his country and bandon
French citizensr, within our territory, al- it emirely. If the citizen cannot procure
though the meafure would have been werv iuumteiice in nis own country, ne is uopuu
Iels permitted to feek it an another. Far,
the political or civil fociety being entered
into ouly with a view Of facilitating toeadt
the means of living in happrnefs and fafcty,
it would be abfurd to pretend :that a rnem-l
gl be prepared to meet Iber whom it cannot furnifh with fuch things
retenas. ana to repel 1 as arc uioic nccruary. uas nor a ricnc u
prefrtatute and indeed highly unwarranta
ble in the ppefont ftage of our difputr with
their government,, yet compared with what
he does recommend, it would have beeiv
.rational and argued feme faniry of intel
lect. But not io. 4
the awful crifis hen
hoftilities from abroad the torch of difcordl leave it," then follow two other cafes not
Is to be lighted at home, and with " unit- rieceffary to recite on the preteut occafion.
e' efforts' the axe is to be levelled at the In truth, although the 3riti(lr governmcit
root of unanimity; for ' maure the may for political purpofes, hold up a maxim
will oF tins writer, any attempt to mtro- adverfc to this docltrine, it has in a late
dure nerfireution into the land or to wreft inftanee, by implication given its fanclion
ppanxeu oy cfc leguiamrc, yin not oc mi:uci cn . aim our government, it is e
ed with indifference by the ienttble and en- I pretsty nipuiared, that the fubiectsof ure
anil aoniJi (jrauiij uiiucr riiaicci v.iwr "Miidc uicir opnon ot becoilJlllE Cltl
mm mm.mmj ' ' - r m - - "'VTI4B, . Xt. T IIVI
t tt ixc nnw ftaininf tntn me iiiftice and I DroceMt
Let us route then my fellow-citizens,
NONE..
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