A 70WN AND COUNTRY Pa^PER; PrintedTUESDJT, by ALEX-lMDER. MARTIN?, for JOHN SIF,LEY.
VOL* !•)—[non ACTi parteJ
TUESDJT, JULY 2, 1793.
fjUSTITIAM SPECIiLAMtJR. ]-(Ko. 47.)
ZnSCELLANr.
FOR THE GAZETTE-
fcONCIUDED FROM OVR LAST.J
fvTs.SUiLEV,
n.:utrality in the prefent vrar
is lerviD^v the BritUh Court more
ih^iniinyonepowcr France
ih;^f510 contend \Tith. 'From the num- |
r. * ot britilli agents with their iuperi- !
FCR THE GAZETTE-
HERMIT.
No- I.
my portmi is hit /cant,
J give it 'with good'will.
fr
eOLDIMITH.
N entering the world as an author,
ditheukies prerent themfelves pro-
, WcTi laares. Ihe will re- ] portioned to tiie feniibility of him who
■Ive nroyiiiors in anabimdant mannet..i begins tnc advraterons talk—to a mind
■ ’'t-i Iicr wants, svilh the advantage *«rful of cenfure, or an underKanding
... . -.fi..- i,.,. .0. the coafts of the UniKd I to® tnaaive to convey any portion ol us
s', n. s, the ii-.i olios wh.ch l-'ntnce may j ime%an.:e to mankind, ftich obftacles
^vo-ure. nl-opening at this time one i mod .re-tuentiy bnght the inclination
ncr i f my fortunes, for Cne year the len and his green mountain boys did in
happieft of my life ; ive enjoyed all the
biiif. wiiich flows from n utual love,
when, providence deprived me of her,
and gave me an aciditiouHl melancholy
proi'tt of the inftabiiiiy of human hap-
pindo.
Ivr v” life would have become burlhen-
1775) and Vr hipe oif the difgi ace of the
nation by driving the invaders iroiil
our country. I forbear to enlarge fur
ther on this diigraceful theme.
Since n;y lail letter was written, I
have harned with regret, that thofe ci
tizens who CvOinpiainci that out treaties
foirie, a!id I could have reiigned it with- I with France were violated by the pzo-
cui .i mumnir, but it belonged to my | clamation, cordtrued it rightly. It
littk daughter, tvhofe name was thelall | feems that our courts are to take cog-
woo that my Louifa uttered. | nizance of the legadity or illegality of
My refidencc is in a retired part cf ( prizes bro'ight Into our pons by the
the iipfry, with fevY I'-iiJ'b.’r.*! .ii oitod j Frtrrl: : as intern/edcrinr ex-
-i-c.i/it
me.
ddiou'/n mclancliol
i>as I preibly profr'uteU by treaty-
liar. ’pt Itfelf upon my ijice, I am not J me to alh, Sir, whether you ccnlioer
iif.-o'i*; in • -‘'0 Wefc-Indics ccinquercd j a cau listii-uu luj a i.v « If gjiefe papers IbouIJ corret!! cnevice
hv ihitriiiuhe rctuinrd her ? The cafe I Coiicoiate t e aver 0 c ! or pat one folly to the blafn, i' they
is, Great-Britsin ?dms at an uuhferf'ii j , 1 teach any that happinefs is beftfecured
even
their
inlcuiible to the plealures of focicty of j yourfelf veiled with legal powers to an-
vvhich I fomctiiries partake when the mil folemn treaiic.s by procLmation ?
nec;e:.ty of difpofing of rny crop calls I have alfo been informed that two
j J J ^ ^ t ' town. My time is divided be- m'T., formerly citizens ol the Ihuted
tjiat vvahout ibtfe Slates her ifiands, ® ncicmc, wi u v us ^ ‘ jlvvee. the duty of infiraeding my dangh- f States, butlatply in iheicrviceo^’France,
nrjchi:?ihf)er iiL-ts analicr «,imic6, couio | inefs 1 eiiorts to complete ihoie ' have been Icizcd aca thrown uito pri-
not be lubrifled. ' I f * • r -it . u c ‘-a j impi weruents in mygarden and groves | fon, to be tried by cur laws, ibr a vio-
]r. is laid by the friends of Britain we | ^ In I ^^7 Lonifa liad left unfinifhed. 1 lation of the neutrality declared in your
proclamation. This is an impoitant
queflion indeed, whether w'e view it as
an infuk to France, or an infringement
of thofe rights which it is prefumed c-
very American citizen polfefTes, of en*
tcfing the fervice or becoming the citi
zen of a foreign CAtion wherever he
thinks proper; queftions, thefe which
I faall not now difeufs. I Iball only
remark, that, in my opinion, an Ame
rican on entering into the fervice of any
of the belligerent powers, puts himfeif
beyond the jurifdiflion as well as cue
of the protedion c f rhe United States.
Bat, notwithftanding ail our endea
vors to curry favor with Great Britain,
it is evident that Ihe defpires our pro-
feiTions and afls of ncutraiity. We aie
informed by the public prints that, in
ocen violation of the rights of neutral
nations ihe has dcr.errr.ined to f>ize vef-
felshound for France, tliough they may
have no contiab»nd articles rn board ;
>iO V'^ XT'!'*'*''
cleared Gut tiorn Frencn ports, v iil be
admitted into Eritiih ports. Will not
this, together with the rctentiovi of the
Wckern Pofts, ftrveto convince Ame
ricans of the hoRile views of Great
Britain.
I conclude. Sir, by cautioning you
not to tak
.1
I'oi- the Ivihc of making, perhaps,
tr o or t’lTce tuiltioms of dollars, by'th is-
r' rtiwlity, we arc to facrilice our allies
vf.ij advanced us nearly twenty milli-
cr.r. and enrne with forty thoufand
rr.'*.’ to cur aid ; our national chara^ler
wmdd be hlahtd lor ages to come.
That f'ranee a ligiit to eftahiiih
.M uitcver f''vn> o*’ government is fuiia-
lii^ycorur i , every r.Ttional be-
i'VT rnuit ?..-ovr. d'r’a.t the Uefpots of
r\m.u>e du'.ibl intcricTC to prevent this
, ^ p 1 • 5. ! ,• ( purp ife will be anfwered.
;ho was eiitiuucd With my education, | ^ _ u .1 • r ti--
, G • p ir •'> \\hatevcrmaybetheirlate,tnericr-
icfpefling which he exerted Iv.mleltwiui , .1 . p » • d u
..S I i- r L 1 i-' I* T that ror him, they have
all the waiiTitn ofarathcriVrjfrev.lJon ; 1 1 j u- ■ c a i .m a
mooerated hisgriets, and beguiled, not
witlioiit pleafurc a few idle hours of
had the alTiftance of the belt malUrs,
and my deficiency in wliat is generally
deemed a liberal eJiication, ina't beaf-
cribed to the want ol genius rather thari
of cart.—Ol a Ibeculati ve twrit of mkiu,
and'a dlfpofition, as I thought, pliant
and benevolent, I was taught to believe
that I had made the ordinary progrefs ;
his liie.
FROM THE N.A'nuNAL GAZETTE.
No. III.
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r *■»
in ftoringthe underfiandlng with know- !
n -.-c cviLnccVh^ihe j l^-ge, andimproving thequalitics of the
I heart. j
Act the urual time I returned to my | / V
parents, imprefTcd with a tender recol- j
'# X " I
A . ;■»*.•
l.ue A'thrrulc ves and ^
: ■ -'.evai ws*: •
e liuman race.
Fo THE PRFtilDEMT of the
UNIFFD STATES.
T R,
A '/“'L momentU'''US cTifis of our
juiiiic ;:u'.iirs, w'uen foleiim trea-
:l the lac ted ritrhts of American
laTOD- ..lani mps, vhir,
I'.j'inv m t li'icrecs, rv^irders and /[.••ip*T4.ir t -- - % •• .•
■ -ii-rit ' leiTnon ol the tnendlhips 1 nao formed, j cru.v ns leem to he ooenlv violated, it
, S s-uci not VTitnout fome orc-ienttment
k.we.l on w.t;i pjc-.i*>»7e ; oy f..jion* it. p ..p i 1 r
^ i tnat the tenor ol my lire woida thereai*
ter he a; diverified, as it had been be-
i'-'lc men tnufi be h-io on thofe vdio
ur.bcd ;:n'!- irt in u ierment this great 1
ac-
jiifon ; c-ru our vro-oucr at t,:e(
connii tnuu ccafc, when we cn
d.'-eadhil prov^calKUir ansi infuiis
oo'cT'::’ ['
:c moU refined, uolita and
minded r.ui'rn m Giucpe.
for-ie liiriJiiai v' llrokes o.^
iv>rc unirorra and unhirnken. I was re
ceived with open arms by thofe whom I
had left in af'tluence, but who were now
red uced by the ravages of a cruel enc-
loy, \Vh > had made th.at part of tlie
count ry the theatre of war, to extreme
At id ms ted with a fmeere and pafiion-
ate love for my country, and for liberty
M. of England, sad L'vi
Ci and etied iiypt
Hcth wcrcarneueable t o their
i "cr: :u e i
irnAc-bvv inch a famiiy xuxj be as
cV-T. ;y diR-nguifned, as'jv i’k: Ulacl.rk j
ri cbumantacc. ’1 ^. r , -a
*■ ” ■ -o -.^r.u ,r and irsinciiea bv refentrnent at Uie cru-
VIS -v V Ilh. 01
i pOy or tliofc Wi
common ruin, I flew to arms with the
, , r r r- ’ i .. .t ,1I ardor cf a voung foldicr, whofe fword
v.TioftfniioruigsundertiiCU ty- -i * * ri’ r n
’ 1 i„ V. -In t vzar ad tn- fortune of his family.
1 will not detail the numerous events
1 .,1, el-y of thofe who had .involved us in
i r-rce h.vc 'I and Orm nypocMU.-.-;, 13 not { ■> . ^ r. .'
r .: n:ea
-the refpecra-
of Ireland, vd'i'th contains
■,7 was irerncnduous. In Eugland
we lee ihcBrililh Court armed with rhe
r'iofl cefjx'it’c andiority
t!e kingdom 0
onwords ot four iriilhotis of Uiiiabitants,
p’undered an.l abufed ; lliis ur.happy
kingdom is doomed to the heaviefl curie
a tyrant ca.o inni'fl. Ur.Iiappy Irila-
men! v.voo lavifli idieir hlcod and trea-
fare for ciefpots, are lo be d-iairncd.
St. Patrick never drnoi-rrcd fo||^ev£re
aa an.ilhania pgrdrdl the rhigah^ as
George IHd.hi/s a rZnCi yo^r feelings.
}-."ir.cr i Can you lire,
under this TeproacI:—'fhe United States
Ji-re open to rt ccive ycu, unlcfs prevent
cl by die wooden wadis of your oppiefl'
ore ; w-hofe joy at the recent treafon of
the hienchGeneral Dumoarisr, appear
ed more contemptible, than when they
bought Bencdia Armold.
The defpots of the earlh being en
dowed with rhe bafeft of pafiions, leave
rorrelhod untried to accomplilh the
ltfiru6ilon of the human race. We
t'lAtb at the firmrit'fi' and wifdom of
tl^cNational Aiirembly will be equal to
that of the American Couricih, whan
Arnold fold hinifeir'-lhe fruits of
v-hofe irealon was niuch iizore prejudi
ce]
EQUALITY.
v/hich Tofe infuccclTiOn, while I was in
the arn.y, it is enough to fay, that -I
followed the fortunes of my country,
during the war ; that I was diflinguifli-
ed by the officers and beloved by the
foldiers : and had faved from the boun
ty of my unde, what, I believed, would
adminifler fome comfort to my parents,
and enable me to fit down in fome fe-
qaefiered valley.
I returned to the place of my birih,
w -re t'-Wilbn againfl: the dcareit intcrefis
of .America not to warn her find nia-
gifliate to (hut. his ears clofely agai.i'I
the willfpers cf fervile adulation, and
to liden to tbs folemn admonitions of
patriotic tnitli. Let not, I befeech you
the opi-kle of fycoph.ancy, admiiiillered
by iritcrefled and de.figning men, lull
yon into a fatal lethargy at this awful
moment. Conilder that a firfi: rnagif-
trate in every countrv is ro other than
a public fervant, wbo-e conducf is to be
go'/erned by the will of the people, as
expreiTedin their confututioa and laws.
The legality of your proclamation I
do not now propofe to invefligate, bar
perinit me to alk, if a proclamation was
jufti.fiable and proper in 1793, was it
not equally fo in 1792, when feveral
European pewe-s were adaaiiy enga
ged in a war ? If fo, vchy wss it defer
red until G-reat-Trit'j:in.b?u.ame ap.-uty 1
I bdisve fuch aniwcri; could not be giv
en to thefe quritioT!? r;s woolc oe per-
feilly fadsfadtory to the public. Ic is
but too evident that the condud of our
government, witli refped to that of G.
Britain has for ibme years pafl been
fhamefully piinUanimous. For ten
ah upon your own flioulciers
at this critical joriAture. Lee the le-
prefentatives of the people, who c.aa
only exprefs the national will, be fpeed-
iiy convened, and let all branches of the
government unite their councils and
ir effoits for the promotion of the
pu
kb*
1C good.
VERITAS.
PhiladtJphia- june 6.
MISCELLANEOUS FAP.AGHAPKS.
and with eagernefs fought thofe who ; years has tbnt liaugbity nation hdd pof
nad given me exiflence : my fervant Ja- fefllcn of pofls in our territory, in open
cob, whn had accornpanied me in th
army, and whofe merit had advanced
him to the rank'd corporal, I had fent
onbefore to give notice of my approach.
The poor fellow meet me at the gate,
fqueczed my hand, and made an ef
fort to fpeak~but grief had flopped
his utterance—it was pitflured too flrong-.,
ly in his countenance, that my parents-'
were no more;>— Thofe yroo?
have felt the impreflion made upocc-'|he"
mind by the lofs of all that is deaf-to
them, may poflibly conceive th? fhock I
underwent—T v/as bereft of my fdnfcs,
and when they returned, I found my-
feif in thehoufe, and faw Jacob ming-
ling his tears with thofe of a young
woman, whofe beauii.^ulcountenance re-
lAs -t„us now hiter:j::ih | crived freili 1 LiftI'c from the grief with
fie rf tb-; y’tj'e>:t F vrefe^'n ’tve c.’.cik'c | wbich It WUS fufteued. The clegaUCC
fffoir ey cJlv-Jit’uiii qvyncr.x, Ai a a'.'jy | of LouifU’s form could oul y b? equalled
tn >Jrc E&itui rill chill —5/f *. ’*1 j JU-I .
by the Virtues v;;iich adorned her heart.
TAf ty infiuskcsP’ ss “vvl ai;4 .kT jas- ‘ kttled the agi-
tice.”3 ■' ’ ^ationcfniy foi row, fiie became ihepnri-
vipiation of treaty, as ifi we were tribut-
£^^-pr^>viocc5. Vk'bctner our govern-
^■-'^ has deraanded their!, and been in-
cial to their enemies than themieives.
Voltaire^ in his candidu.s, whenipeak-
ing of the war ill 1776, remarks, that
he could not fay whether France or Eng
land contained the greatePc nuraber of
perfons fit for Bedlam. From the ore~
feut political world, the
queflion feems to be flill equally diili-
cuit.
The prefer.t campaign will cofl the
Engiiih nation, at leaft, eight millions
ftsrling, betides thelofs of lives L^nd ^
iTieichant ihips,and bankruptcies, which
lafl bad, four months ago, taken place
to the extent of twelve millions fleriing.
This was their own computat-on ia
March lafl, and the fum is rnofl likely
doubled by this time.
On a reafonable eftimate, Britain
maylofe, in the firft year of I'h.e war,
five hundred vefTtls atfea. In ieerl, a-
bout 150 were feized at a fingh firok?
in the French harbors. If tbefb fis
hundred veflels are worth ar rn averacy *,
three tnouland five hundred p unds,
the film total is exaflly t'-wo millions of
guineas !
If we confider allthefecircumflances
gl)" refufed, are fails with which
.^[^pAmerican public have not been
■^Itjfe^cquainted. It is to be hoped
^Ihur public councils have not been
into any clsiEracefuI ne^rociation
jefpedling the American ports occupi
ed by the Biitifn. If they have, let
llie infamous tranfactien be divulged.
If they have not, let. them publifh the
tnuh for the fatlsfaflion of the public, i it is probable, that, ;n one w^ay or orlier
and invindication of their own cnnduifl. j this Angle campaign will cofl EngLiii
Let government c /er avoid that narrow
policy whidi invtli^■e.s Inmyftery the aifls
of public men, which ever creates dif-
trufl in rhe mino’s of the people, and is
only fit to be praiflifed by maglflrates
the rr.oll corrupt and v.mrthlefs.
Should the people he much longer
kept in the dark on this fiibjccl, It
would not be furpvizing if they took the
erling.
thirty '.nillioriSi^
The prefent war is likely to lafl
long as the goveiTmenr of G. Britain
can borrow money to rapport it ; ar. i
when that refource fsils, tlie problems
of monarchy and of fuiidrrg rriuft; be.
folved together^-a N.-Uicnal conveiitv-
on, aTevoluiion and a republic. The
boafting bravoes of Monar'^hy willthsu
laa-iuxo thrir own hands (as Ethan Al. ' be forced lo dra'vj in thirE ns-