'M YE T t tM 'Z'LM.
. t . r-7-7-.-3"--y
pATETTEVILLE .-i?BLisHgD every 3ATUHDAY by'JHQDQE akd BOYdA
S A T U R D AY, May i aV 1 798."
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u
T ; Frbr'tjeVommtriial-foirtlfer: ,
To the PEOPLE,. of t h k'"' UNITE!)' STATES .
. , i, -Ext rolls from the '.t DtfyiJches -'
-IF nothing can be done by -the Envoys, ar
range ijientf' will be r made forthwith to ravage the
coalis of the United States, y frigates from St. Dd-mincrA-itbat
fjhall ftate which had offended France
vere fuffrin . by it. That Hamburg and other ci- ;
is. all a .Toiri.'fDick and Hartt:imef6---1 ftcrt.ba-;
gattlle it would be a .pjtyi (Wjpl4jtlicfe Torri, DipK
arfd Harry, men. put their threats in exccatio'nVtid
ravage our coafts, but thit thcfcfiTCtcbtsi'.'d traitors
of hetr.correfpoudv;ntfhoulj be 'among the fiift vtc
tirtH f their parjiejdious machinations. And It n-old
he a valuable jcrvior tothe rightjs of rniii if they
'V'efctrabr-
II A A AIM U LI 1 II tiNU yvuvi i nV, M-- K'""' - ' . . - , , ,
ihaant two, have diaary tlat thee ihouM (till remain with As men w ho
their governments, changed that' Switzerland -wonM' ' endftvotir t paUiattthe co'ndtfcVof the paieh'wi.llir
'undergo. -the., fame operation; and that Pottrigal .j fror.e of the lnti(h treaty, when, in' JSft, jn' all;thc
would probaV. be in a worfe condition." communications with our-ambafadprs, the agents .o,
" lMfr GEKKY, in anlwcr,' lid mat it tnc t:ic directory never ence menfoucu u.i j
Erench were di'fpofe'd to pirvfuc with vti geance the ; and it h morally certain, never would' have corn
United States, they ' might, - perhaps, ravage tie plained on-that fuhje-a, had they not been Ulmted
. . ' r t t .1 ti . :r...i i t,. .1.- ir V'npr f 'th Friench nar
coatts butthevnevercoifiaiuoauetuem inri"wniic mcma uj mt ivhj .wvSU.-v,. -, - fc
l:ethooTht ierly imprafticable; even ifatempted ' ty m-menca, w;o nrlUouuuto mis umoa.iu.u -..
bv Frae and fler aUi ThatlhevV" (ouF Tnbaf- ! Did theynotieizeonrmerchandieprior totue.erftence
the 'AmercgVovcninie'nt and nation with the utrooft decreM.in vioUtiois tf ihTs ticpnoT tol.ie cx
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contempt, and rere iubnuttiug- to moiniius wim a
th?' conll not rctoiicilc to their feelings, or juftify'
to their con!li?ueiits!--It was aufwcfed, that the cb
fervations were jntt.''
. The government of dcftnlft'on of
the Ba(l.le:to ihfcpteent hour,, has exceedea;in ;.ty.
ranny 2nd irjiiftice., everything we hnve recorded , in
hiftoryv of ihofe nior.ltel ijCvho. heretofore c'lC t'le
vwri'imtis tf mankind Ai'rioaiisT" rul'" "Uft"
V.T.V.V.'MV" 0
' hi.lo:y bfH-hVble.and. law'ciri- revolntionit hi
lor A-ant ot knowledge only, tnat arr 01 yoiiaue: .f e.
French departed from the , f) flora of felf defence,. .anJ
r. (Til '.ned that of univerfal tonqnei retained fhat af
fe.tinn which originally flowed fenn ty: -fuuntaina of
pme virtue and republicaU Vhi.lft theCcoutend
d for dependence, we rejoiced Whil'.t they fought
for rcaitihity, we gave tht.4m our prayers--we hazard
ed the tlijfhfifure of ail their 'enemies, and war .with'
the fnoff powerful We fen: ihup otrr Breati, when
flar'vincr-s-W'e even paid them our debt -in ! write
What has been our reward .-'Jljjeir ftrlt Klawitcr, at
French did 'not
umber of
cxiftttice of
the. ii'iitiih' treaty ? Th .y didr'-Pui no .faith in mc .
V I .1 1 . 1 '. l ' I-
i,ioK to rne acortt-s laetrntts., .
. 7iVap it'fnr the ftrruih tiy-iy theJ-;c!eftroycd the--piihiiean
govef nmtii's if HuiranclQerrpa Gcnev.-
and otheis ? Was it for the Brittlh treaty' tiicy are now'
t'ellraying.therepuWu
. Bremen, and Switzerland ? Was it for this ttVy "era
zed frorh-tb 1-ft of uations VENiCE, the -oldVft- re-
f: h H C" o f 71 rrci e n t -rir--fp,cjein-tim.'-ai;---.irfrceu.cci
.eotyVa'p1,t'A;'of.(ecept ioih French troops
hid marched into Hdl ui J fothe pttrpir.of ertforc.ng: .
ainandate thC feizu'le of rBr5rth . goods whicb
t he D'ut ch had n u:e xecutcd tXbe'&il a v iVe ?
diC'atisfaction at French rhefare'to't It was not expeii
ed in Hollmd, that the t-ifnclt' woojd rerv teOpt
the invifibri of England ; ill,fhtf'f'jghty pep?mwvtf
it was imaged (veremade witH.a.deiign to.frighurvnf
the- Englifh fiito their" terms of -peaof.-ffj .,i.?rm vir v, .'
--, CoptTc)a.'V i.1-'1 frm ;tierdtn:-Mtf4r4qfTlie!' i
cpffimorireporW were; tKatf her 1&mt'ri 'eBThtfJ
not been ackriowfedged by the Flenctl frc&orjiftlro
. t hey would not be unlefs they a d vine ed cbbfidcrab()ia:;i
ftiiri 1 of money-f--Vvhieh if wit riot' pptted-f they
would. ' .-' ' '. " :'-ir-;r .'. ti
NEW-Y () R K, April 24. - - ; 4
Lafr cvenhig the Th oe Fricnu Biic;.juan. arn'edi
ai raispyrHrorn'Nafattoi-'-wiMcU poh ftie left tlitj otfi'
March'--L--: 11 -: -- - : 'i:";:J-:-Z :,"..' " .
' By this vt-ITel wc have been -favoured with fomc par
perS, which are ttot vety prolifiCi- rfWIts pap-frs ,
UtC;
ihcfc-jcpvi hlicansJIke WriLlijiiji
with their
the
v.d-
ited
...in .Dlace ul liotrtv.,,
to
nflii
.anas 3
mi; wiraent .he declares the
.l rtv. y - - . -,,
isn'h lM'te'mbaTkuthclr:contc.s',"' had in h;s pocket I
- Kf..'in(hiHtii'ons to ejraie cm ciU7rri3 in war a-i.d re
-y K. V" Ci ,
.bellion our chicTbapTFrate is trca!td riTh inGig'n
tv and contempt the peopie . ate pcrtuauil
pi fe and vilify ttieir lulcrs to control 'ihco
."trt.hferitkjs.of. their. con .atrv and....in. placed
fuppbtted by law and order, to eftablifij in a ftec re-.-public
-in t-.ne of peace fy Rem ' of iifarginiz.,'ior.i
;vnd a pandembi'fu'm of '..Democracy, intcriced to be
'. : made- the blind itiittumcnts, whet; opp,iti:uity ftrved,
for lildblifliin a foreign' influence in tlie befom of a
. jfree'a'n'dirtPJe,,t,n-tjCn-Ws: arc 'KQ "ced to
""carry them IthVi'mmenfe 'riches of' our -foil ; and, to
'""".th'Clr infamy,' they have fs indied ns wt of the pro.
"ceec!?,t this day. hen,oursdffilfcm'e?!5.baigoyi
." prid our merchants plundered,- for years together, to
thcTamounT" ;"TrnfonsFrlIow-i-ii4-t-.rs..w.rT
0 thy of your rcmai , that all thefe infiihs, and attempts'
vinon lifur-lionour. and. fcTvertigntf, and confideraUej-o.f
the, ,fpoliation& were cammiacd prior to the Bntifli
trf-Atv." that b'u!?-beai' liobbv Ik ;fe of Ite fervile c!e-
O ClllCS, UtVS I'MIKilCU, .Wll'li uii iuv-
. . . J- . 1 u
.,.-o 1 ,,ri i rvivr.it p sr..the tvratils :i li.iC car.n.
But what has this to -do' w'tfi the liiitiih tiea'ty,
you w iU fiyr Why, 'noth ,ail B w t cn"ft ef
tahl i fb'ea a'm'o njr otheTstbt blb' ing impo :,.v nrtrut hs ,
:whii:l Athe. United ; States oUhn nigral re
menibri.net flint the prideni. ambition of nations;
whert nrce-Vouf'-'d avid fla'.tered b fuecef',. hrive no
bo-i-ds thac leif iiiterdi with then,, as with indivi
.luaU,.,h the;,govftn, ,pr;nci.ple3that,tre2tie8, as
rhey never havi been; fo they never will be; long re-,
jr.vnled, when they do net. ctpoil with in.tere'ft
a trd-rt hat i he hnih'
c- :'nt Fi.-nrh foiitUI it t liei ! H t ft c lis t ii pin n-
-fi-rtun-
'fKat thr n?ni(te of wa lias felTinrI 'Hvat Toe
mi'iiilcrof niaiine had i"et out foe litcft, but VOijkhoo't
nb'iaparre. . - .
He who ' lifcatetij i '- eP4lw-'is v s :Xhuuidei,
Kantes of the 5th JVlaict. ) the- Eni'iifn prettnd that
'jUiey were going to make levt ml lieJc-cuti no wr;cott ': r ,
t r . .1; " . .. - 'v- - ..........
!K71ffRT7fvtr
oi-en made we
fliould
t ; , . , i
-pD dents of Irance- i'r to is. .accu :.i 1 uaTToTr Xt 7Tm;
.... ..i. r - fc J 1. .. ,w j -1 r 1 n.. ..mi . ' mil. . " i . T. . 'it
the United States would have -lefoitcd to r.rtns.
DIMWIT f,. --r --. ., . -r. ' V
-they fend a pent!etna.n.-f the nut rclput
merica. with ' full n-ywtrs'ro irc'Tnie
nnu'.tv jn -
w. 1
-rf-j-Knmif1
imdcr ionvc: ' pretence r otfer, u;ac been equally U;C
vfc.no'H 6f .t j'!f"'Jr-rJot.ei i:;di injiifiice .nd rapacity.
in c.r.v better hj?ht 'than a fit 'haipes,' feian.bhng
for money- arc power. Their pr dt iit powir is found
ed I'pou t!.' U!c rt ufurpiilion a i;iu:p;;tijii which
ariji'ina.ted 'n -a yioltm.rind dating vc.iat:on of the
'laws 'and cpnOjtution of their country- than which no
iifu'rp;;t:'on or. tyrant- cold be .iprc;. injurious and
alarming to the real; fi-ivnds of the Rights of Man
thio'nghont the v-orld if' w 50 woudef, thertfore,
1 hatl ho (ivho liaetfanVpled''Ti'n" itntion
--arid liliiirllc- ft.leir own coui.try' fhould invade the
lightVbf r.hr that thofe v ho 'have attempt & to
det h rone -GOD A LM I G i i T Y H 1 M SELF, fliould
wifli .to plunder nuddeilroy thejoveriuuentsofthceatHi.
Dreadful iruUed rriuft be either the humiliation of
the French nV.ionr o.rrliielyuin!;!)' th-re-ulnrpers,
.Cwlien.Tut.hTiriRady e bl,.;iIlc(l
confitutiou and ' every ptinci; le. of focial kcunty
Ail thc.prircct- a:u! IcUJiL.itTEipirf Tiarfc
kfwwledge'H the left haul of the Raincaa . tbe -boun. -"d.ary,
on t nnrvitj'Hn .of -audi v. .
The greater part of the Cb'-ifuts GenwaT areJirp
preffed : this employ is conilJed jo , the ,fe etar res;otx
'AmbK'if.ido.rs. - - ' ' ; f"": ';'-:r"' s
CTrwoutd" ft e ni t hat t lit Spari ittrgo ver omen t alqne,"
13 gin'ng to attack Portugal.;' '. - - z 4 " 7 . -'J'hey
write tr-.v" ' Vienna, that the Impeii'al avtr.ios"
ate fmn to'be diftinded'. ' . . . ' ' ' ' ;,; . ' 'i'
VEHAL acotrn-s by ths ..veiTtHH'te? Jih'at otir,
Envoys remain lathty. wire ; .' tai-f, the "DirecTo-
xy had. told-them, that all ' IsT ' Pow 5'-s -tt.'rjitlv. n
wetiJoWbcnttowB
VAHI iN G of Eii'phind, aitci wixeh they would hav'
ti-v.p tn treat with them.
General Buonaparte was Ta-d of as .1 Ui.edtor, at
'ihe er.fuing.election, on the 2.1 If of M.relr.'":
Tlie' verbal. inforrri,!tioti of . if -itie- jf the, pa(Tenj;er3
is thus flated - '
That our CommiiHoners h?d been receifef) r.na were
treating at Paris. ' That thr Fiu-'ifh were alii ' n tiea- .
tv.- That bets run four to -one in. Paris. th .; em ral
reace would take place by Iviay. That t' e rf.ea of a
war1 with America did not prevail. Thr t it v is tx.
pcfted that Barras woild gtf out of the' Dire"-' - y and
Buoriapattc4)e- elected in his place. Tha"j- vy
ported feverai Americjns.W'e.tc .in piifQ5e0r
uufe-of 'deter mihiii'jy - if "th?y" were er.J. y: A -"lerx.-riv or -En
n 1 i'flr. Th a t "a 11 -t h c pr t v & t m - s o p d I. ; t 1 e
purpofe of i.ffifhiig in the ('tteiJi-irttd luv!t .1 of
England unlefs peVce fhotild ai red t:iem: f ; ;i. J
PHI L A 13 LPJi l A3 Ap:W 24.
'-" -. ; 1 1
mTofh'e.f aiait7ua'3ivi t M. KrA'ilidiarn oni-f;-IveVaT.rniich as polfib.e, from At a moment when cangers t-rV3.?cni.tfiepeace'anJ
othcti of- ourmoil ciniV vortex ofTEumpean" pohVics and above" all ptofperity of the lifted S tatcf, when fvre.gntrrfrl t
.lV'i trtVted with Ihe moLt fuveieiw-i-;It v-tlity things, r.evcrto form with any lottign ue, a treaty gnd rapine -have deeply vbiir.dc'd our nrronal-r.rr.r.-:it
11 v vy mi .u iii i iii
.NitaLfcttUaJ,i3iTi cordially .embraced
1 the Umred States, than that onr true policy ton-
Veil e 1 day st 12 cM.-ck" t':t: IVIaydr, K-cc" r," n-d
' -Aldefmtn, a'lid the SvI-C'-"'ap.d O'.rr -on' Q-SCr i'v t f
Lout.
- "'"" . , J)J)R S "'.. ',.: ;',, '
70.Z. PlVLJlDKNt o" J lTM1 f D.T'.TKS.
At a moment when c anrcs t'-rVatcn. the peace and
all".') jrta'ted with .he m!fc lovereri4tK!ig;ity--thty
wait with pa-tience the fi'pplicitethw: .fivr ;!.Cye- j of perpetuM alliance;1 If, thctefore, the -fl-ench' Ihould
- nriffib!"dccrr;.'dat'ioii . to efh.e.M rt c'oitli-'trots or I bv -a continuance oRtoftihties, drive us to tne iair.,-ap
- :hi interview A:iiLa fit of ururpeis, and yilbiti: nt-al," it will beah-Uftmenfe and pleating conliqerat-on
To alf thefc-luimiliaticns, vvlmt is the anfwer ? If you '.' that we fhal! Art ltd 'of that accurled part o. our treaty.
..'tip not -ive us fiTiy thoufard fteiling,- and thirty-two ' which guarantees-their Weft India IiTancls. 1
guarantte We have, now no criivn-iii u
independtnee, winch is the cbuntirp'art,
powers or -ra
For this
millions of .fiorins, and fifteen millions of do'lars, for j guarantte we have. now. no equivalent eecaul.e our
is 10 V CH
-ranee, and all
tl.P m-mlf-eof-oklY Leirr admitted into cur rreftnee,
rV-m-iiy .hre-'mil I :o3-; as we ty;i,flr' '!?! t-llabliihcd, as to defy the powers
in andsras- the-jp.ice-i)rieg tar ti tends . anti ames.,
. (Oh l th7cnvn'd. rnplrr) rawjrvur.io-
... vrc wjll.tfeat-Yo.ii as wehye Hollant!, Gei.oa,aiid
Geneva, &c."-rRc'pbii'oa
S fof eband
rFIamb'urg, Bremcrr,- and' Switzeilan3Tay we will
' .obliterate your cxitl ence as a nation as we' have done
heTftej ''-." ' -:; ' " t :'
'Ravairif a country In a military fenfe and effefl, is
ridiitingui(hedly tajcing, burning ' and-rdeflroying.
i'ijtjvj.ih.ing''andjrtg. man, . woman and eh,rld But
'Mctjrs; GreIeaf 'ari'dltrache's cor refpe ride atS' fay this
,cr.?..!:e5,
.
iinUjf in kit publication ' of the DifpaUlh, . . ;
i4UMv-'i... , . ,,. '' 4
lr mm hfT.ird freat fatisfaft ion : h'oweverrto"ih'e;
real patriots of America, to find that hoVve'ver we
-Tn-tr-ir.t;tTdp(ljind differ for a time, about men and
rri raf cirrs, t h ere is a nr i ve r fid union of-fentim ent,Twh eirr
the independence and. very exiltence.o out; country is
threatened Ijya'foreigrrMiation, tyhofe power is asgicat
April 2t, '98. WJLLIAM WILLCOGKS. .
and injured- our a '"id commerce ; it. is p'rinrr eil tnc
Mwnr. Aldermen -and Citizens of the city of Phila
delphia will' not.rbc unwelcome when'th. y cSi?ehr-
ward to arfilire you of their peitcct i-.ppn; r.ion o. -
yourclfoinilUaonV'!id.'---their ntire.; tonfidenre ju '
your ivifuom, integriiy ancl patriotifm. .- While we ad-,
mire' f heprudt nee and m od i ra t ion W i t !r v htch r y rgo -
vernment has r eceived the unpToyoKCt.. . njp.gr eihi on s.o. .
jFfanc,a:an;d the" 'tliiccrUy..:a.nd euityof :yrii.!r:ntV-.t-; V-.,:
istocohcnTate'l
, . . . ... r.
dent pride oi Amirica.ns is yourr.otgriity.auu.Kiu-- . -'
A w-c'-irp 'fat'sfi-d-.t1iat. i.olfhinffhai been want
ing on your pai t to prefirye tt) u the blefiin;.'S of peace
and fafety, wc prepaie to mia witrLfortitude ih-e-TTi-rr-
iequenccs that may follow the laiiarc vi,) .
6nsrJ ;CbnndeTitthat oiir gberhment has been juft
and - jmpartiarth-her dealing atlt1. -
grateful for the ' happinefs and profperity we have en
joyed under it in tlie 'days' of tranquility, we door
hefitatetopromifeitourlutmoil ',affiftenceJn....th5JiV-....
of diiUcSy and need, . . - - ; -. ;J ......
Ptehdinf over the eounicis or .your ouniry. m a -
r BOSTON, April 21.
r .. t- ; -""-From -E u ro p -e4
" Captain '-H.o'-vlan'd'.. from Am.fterdam, .failed March
,l, n ''..f:'i.t)..!.--:-l';...1UV J an.
14. l lie l.ueic news irom x -imunucu mih.. -' I . . . ..-(- . . -.v.,':-
voys iUll remained without being, received bYhcidivJrnIljventW
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