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... Ay.' vpower. . ' Bodt are mutable, and have passed away without leaving behind them any other NneraorfaV ha '"ruins that afford, taste and : traditions' thatttaftle coajecturc.- . Hut .the ? glory "ofiGreece is? imperishable, of Will last as long as learning itself, -which is its mo- immenC ; It strikes an everlasting rootj and 1ears perennial Wossoom on Its gravest :Thc name of Hamilton would not have dlshb ; roVed Greece, in the age of Aristldea. . May rflleaveo, the guardiaii of oar liberty granti' that our country may be fruitful of JIajcu.-. x':. tows, and faithful to their glory 1 ; ''''"" v - J i .j-iiamtutttUtKKKtKmmmmj i. . i " ' A ,WnV-' BoToSi'Xagut?0.- V Bv' the ship fcliza. Capt. Smith; arrived Friday ceived accounts to the 4th ami 6th July. d,'i-rtr e "ijfo vyfc a , iff P. Pf: -J '. - wife I. "am unmarried j and ihthtfpresent situation of my Icing, jny country 'and my family, I have no ties that attach me to life $ which, , besides,'! have Ibotjepjoyetilodg enough to regret much its loss.k Aa unfor; tunate, but loyal exile from my youth," I Have tasted li ttW of existence but its wretch edness Which is now beebntp aloiemt insup portable ;: and I see rio other happiness or glory.upon this side of the grave than' to be allowed to' ascend the same scaffold where the most virtuous of.raen Sc of Kings ifltw XVI. has bled. ' My sentiments are, besides Jtnalterable, neither to be' shake tfbyterror, nor changed,! by 'demehcy.' ff&jfyljgnac. was tykt' traitor either tohrsGodbphis .KingV and I shall certainly not be" the first' who dishonors -: my name; ' hher r aiia to diej In an ' hour or to, live for a century; my constant prayer and wUh, shall be, that Providence may restore to my country its fWrest naroour uuiy iy compri Duringis speech tf whktithi is 6rtly Kfi2a.lof the:4ineand 10 frigates v Thr bn slcetcseveranadies ihtlie queries' Eritisb fleet off that oorf.-at the same time, r.:L .. .u t---!. consjstea oi aa sauoitne unc, viz. one wi j .Dketf-EfctftheCm "r lit seeinghhfirmness W ness. "H IJbuse of Lords, July 2.$ .The bill from the A-ommons lor aoojisning toe suveiraue, was ttlcen iJ;g Iii Royal Highness the Bukelof Clarence, presented twe, petitions against the bill, t Jnl .5-rThe;Slave .Trade Abolition Bill being read Lord Hawkesbu .iodvtd:al Uaiecond'.time this day thr?c, months A dbate'ensiied, Lord I Grenville.,advoeated th? biH which was oppoaedi by' rl S t,'. Yieent,; and the Dake of Clarence Tbe lattw maintained, that a property ,to at immense amount wasM troduce'd aribus ecbtitmica! reforms. but VC91CU )iriu UUC, llll UKHKIC utvu- mination respecting 'its abolition, ought to be cooIv".cnsidered. tie was tuiiy coa yinced ' that thet abolition iiras inexpedient, and taeretore he was m layor ot any motion tbit,retarded its) prbgrsiv' 6 motion to poscpoirie the secand reading of the bill for (nree -monuis, passcu wiuioui a uivision. pacific philosopher ;cm' the , glotlf fiz i we 1 L learn,' from Southern paperiKaV;14 fiun Bda $fo'. i," hasailed for Charleston,: tovh eprrjsjtt the . procedure ,f ffA::W; -: jArtu since this is jthe plan adopted joVn.; jfcurce a -prpper'espea irom' UUigerents to.' wards theAroericans j since," as Smith tells ts in th? governmental pajper, ' the mcu V now in power rnever were friendly to naval M establishmen ts oh great scaTe ; afway de- daring them engine of state rauffht with great dahgerand hav;therefbre; ' Jn. At" frwiKe$$ ;Ueld; 80,'. and 1 9 of 74. under the following flag ofliccirs ; Adm. jCornwallis, Vice Admirals iCottoiXi Calder inid CottoilwoodhJ ReaK Admirals i raves, Northaik'and Donieit.- XONOONJuly ;'4y '; Pnvateaccoiants fromTaris of the fOth; 8tatel: ithat 90Q:m(mof th&lmpi'ial"Cjuard, naa preceded isonaparteto the coast.' l ney sdd thai between theSjst May and theTth .The' fallow i f . is "fri ven .in a Morninp 1 !..!.. ..-. - i i r.. 171..-1- Paper as ao extraJtota private letter from ;w' o.fir,- a,-: 1 Pari8,'dated Juuct8 Bonaparte intends next weekxet pot for.the Coast ; and, as he is to return before -the 14th of . July, the common belief here4s, 1 that, should wind -and circttmsttcy. .TZ; ft?' f ' J H hood of Berwick had broken upj for the feur- neflayneioreyesraay cwr,- hjoseof embarkation: andthatll the forces TOoothsuspended to gi ve jilaee to the tnpst afflicting subject that ever occupied . my mind pd weighed down my heart.- ft was mv irttehtion tohavc;clbse4 all discussion of the melancholy event, by an attempt to exhibit the character, of him whom I pan never cease t moura'as the best of friends, and the greatest and mosryjrtuous of met ; mrr f lntonrl H ivrn 'Xin" All A.if ,.mt fim -fK,. rnnrinrtit J but that grouad has -been so much preoo concur,in statipg,-that; the long nienaced invasion on the eve of being attempted, actualhxecuted, 19 (brre present defer- Our letter fromlloUand durine the weelc: ea. Ana unless n; snouia ne renuerea-iie Lers left thistityibr Jfblland,- Bbulognef & Brest ith order forour naval Commanders to s,ei2e" 4he first 'pppbrtunit of pittiDg to sea, and cmUtequi noutS, land 4a England, as many troops as possible,' , -no that before the coronation ceremon) aa Invasion and victory iaay be announced. ; ; t:t.(' 'J , -.. 11 Our Brest fleet is , nearly as. numerous, and the Texel fleet not much inferior,' to the ngli$h.,blockade fleet. But, ,htth m our fleets and jtatfllas, are some chosen ships, containing picked & desperaPe crews, called in North, Holland were moving towards th lieldcr For Itke purpose. cessary, ;by attacks br remarks from :'k ecr- tain quarter, 1 shall not again be disposed to hnnir theTaflfair lntb the "Basel's. ' - 5 fj 0 - - ..r i Thefirst subject of a polittcal nature that presents s o our new is me verv tx Vi TW rb-r.iWianri hrte. TW-b4r.M.i 1 trabrdinary conduct of His MajeBtys"fri. than any thcr convinces tts that the enemffe.,? Pe Cumbrian in Uhg arc aooui to engage in some navai enter- i .f ; ,. ;m, v--prise, is that the crews of all' the-French ?JPTe rde8,Sn Jf bely oth privateers are impressed - immediately oo on ?-F our captains, oincym Mff ihclr rhiii -irt nrt ' r.H nt' f" mnn'tW rtcans. A dispute has been carmmr on in national marine ; so general and so tirgent ?m V morning papers about the pre- is the order on this luMfct,1 that the, famous I W. msunce- irpm we snw wartrose wit- prtvateer the;Blonde, which made greater raS? na.ve Deen commuted, one, side con- cix fricate. that she is laid up in passacK near Bayonne.' v There are four other pri-' iccf a similarly cirtuuisiJiiccu, ai uhs ter port, and from thence to BordeuX, up U-...4 .Vi... -k:i - tL. . A v iwtMir. .; unuu pruuauic iiwj - y.m.F. the government would foreKb the advari- ou.o tages resultid2 from the active ports t ("cape, and ifl , land, their troops in Enrfand. Everyman of thesccre ws who survives, is to be peated a mernoer ot the Legion of Honor,' and to receive a pension. ' which are said to be IaextingtditfHible According Jto what have heaad, ip con versation with the French Kaval and MilU tary officers, : the Brest leet is iatendedtb - invade the West) the Texel fleet the East; and the Boulogne flotilla the South of En gland,, As to Ireland,"they said, it would ; fall by itself, if they were victorious ia Great, Britain... V r: frt, , v", These particulars are no secrets here, occupation of these cniiadrs, if their services were not Inquired for 'objects of more importance or that they . would be prematurely taken from a conditior.' in which the v enriched the country as well as themselves, and ma terially embarrassed our trade . -w- f Bonaparte ha3 cfficiallynotilied his ele- vation to the imperial Dignity to the Courts whether the proceediiigs on the part of the Jiriush Were correct or not d sufiposilion QttogelketJbrtigriM the lair, of nations, sti ictly to be ' , ' First, That' no ships of vessels of'' war: may lie in wait for, nor-tate means to learn what enemyls vessels are expecf ed to art jve and in casethey, shbuld,dSf pveri wejnn, off. the port, they' may not go out to capture them ) arid if they attempt.they may be com- pcueu uy iuc ioru or snips oi war to return into port. "''A I;; A vV-. -:.':.A 'A A' Second. Vhey may not Conceal themselves in the bottom of bays and gulphs, nor be hind the heads cf land and small islands, of a neutral country, for the purpose of sur prising and captunng tevepj enemy ships f whenever it was necessa'ry, they have alwavs'i stood rtadyto fcom forward with rJmpu : nesiand tfir'ii io J vindicate bur violated rights and interests." since i'iav. surkHi the theory and such theraetice, we shall - yc uk9cu vj ncay max uun-dpat 4V0, 2? ii l. ordered here to watch the conduct of Vh4 Icander h Cambrian cspecialK as Duane paper appears not to have the effect in pre-' venting captures, which wa intended by? the administration;- - J U ; .rA h : 'i out utxco 01 in ourauss an west imormea ,;f.w ."-,-- -n "r ttw wzht wt m any manner to disturb the o&.:?-4 Wr?1? ?ItA. "8WC" free an3securepp roach of any vessel of am , ' That Bonaparte Teed a "jc ,fhlast nan hatetdomTWos r temp anVtnvasionpfo -ce :fr&inwes;c coast or a keutral state.w zuw, ''2; ' sec, - and .traitors! dar , tfli dcnyJ-He .hai -M1-1 PPdWln.rWeh-4ri p;2BW',1"v-1'" m.. - - pledgc4 himself France and to the -world .ab9uH evacuate Hanover.Twnich is to.be 5uch are the pVihclplpV pf maritlmeiaw -and. prepared as he now Isk his own troops will regard sj longer delay as a defeat If - we are oponbar giard & possess thelli me ypirit and patriotism which we eyinced last ytar, the-soonerwehive tiied our strength ? with ourlrrecooQileable fo the better j be-: cause we.. are convinced it will finish, to his . shame, . and perhaps make the first year of 0 his. empire the hst With all his powerful means, the, real and relative situation of this r e xtraordinary nian is as desperater as"in any former part of hia- carecn! A defeat will st w ' occupiea oyrnissian troops 1. 1 a peacef now recbgniwd throughout Europe; : It is N . v.- altogether tmmatcrial, thertlore. whether w nm 1 .Mfitititinr that MnntfMtvf K . n nvnfv l 1 . -w . . - . .v s v 1 ; " k . .. . -rX,-"'V7"7"" 5 . ' - C, " I these. shins lie at one, two or three leairui s distance front the shore ; for -them to lie to PrussTa' and Russia, to partition the Elec torate if Hanover and the Hanse Towns. Dispatches were received from JBor-1 iw vy arren, i reiersuurg, wnicn are saiu to be of a'very important nature, Whate ver may be thejresult of the communications between the courts of England and Russia, ws can have no doubt butthat they must re. ier to oDjecia 01 very general interest to tne inev4Wb!y be foUovved, notonly'.bylossof L1! rank and authority, but that of life i for hef umn ships, lull pf troops have a - oves every thing tb'ati uninterrupted sue-; eessi and flattered as his soldiers Iwye been, with an easy and certain onquest, .inisfor tunes will soon aaoihUlte .the golden, image, .- which prosperity alone has set up : .Piche- gru an 4 Jtoreau, .wuiucreincmuercu, nu. UU4U4 4iA.JlCLl, Will us ismv.liiuvii.ii, "U. I the universe revenged. IBcsides detested J waX in 8Vwa;a; l9 ')he , andfearedasBcapartets;eycry where,up- dePVaVBloSn5-- V " dn the Continent, -a defeat would be now, l prorogation of Pathament is fixed . as after th battle pf Abbukir,:a signal for a J? ;l-nrrow: month, unless something 1 TiAii.i -lnA KilirnwnKin- cl?j new ancj 6xtraordinaryhall happen,- -: upon the coast at all, for the purp'ose of ap noyingour commerce, under whateverpre text, or of disturbing the free and-secure approach of , any vessels whatever to our port,'i$ a flagrant infringement : uponr-our iirtiivniai ouvcrciKUiy, anu grosB violation of the acknowledged law of nations. " For this attack nppn the rightrof bur citicetW, ui uiuijjHivy m uisuie inu country, we V , " i i i-VV;, J administration is committed. It is a hich Cotner viopt cannonaaetooic place on h,nied wrong, demanding speedy and adV the French coast, between Calais ahd Bo-I -rv;.LU. u.. - , o.i- I H " r i. i'lcxs to tne 14 ic anair- 01 luguc, uu odiuiuuy iiiuiiniijj, Kuppuscu (O have been occasioned bv some' of. pur cruis ers attacking a division of the enemy's flbtil- said that arrived affectonK &BapsjiVU waA rage at hoirie,- France would experience, an invasion from ; abroad, and the discontented, enslaved, u j oppressed Swissy ;Bjitaansapd Jjjflj1 v - sic 2c the &rst. opportunity to throw oil, a y: yoke; which jfiotwiths'talngolni - addressei and deputationsi they wear with The "S peech 6ff Andt, before the- iriounau l mHC. gresi. ihilmuii uijuu , - the Judges asvwU as upon uie auotence, has made him thV favourite with the Parisf , ians. W1aicaim and $rniyoiee he faW - . ' Should my brother Armond be found " guilty, andi be" declared innocent, I iup- , plicate most earnestly to be perraitteci to ' take his place ahd flic or hina he has a ' ' - ' " .-. '.;'.;. '-; His m'jcStV has completely recovered hia liratltllr1 ' r . the Cambrian," thi! transaction is the most disrespectful & contemptuous that we'haVe' yet witnessed, and, in point of actual injury, is far beyond it. : And now the: only ques , ion is, what will be the .conduct of bur got reramrnt I; Judging from : what L has lately happened in another quarter, we thay easily prclict what it will be. ; ' A French privatcr. tempted bv pur im Bonanarteinhlslate addresses toihe c oiT .'ZX'r V" Jv ' . ,, it r, m:imjiwu, nau ucen lor a longtime oiocxad- enWspverejgs,.can .V -r Va r -v 7 ! l ' n -iV" ZM. namg ttntlersomtfpfetence cr other; cVe 'zrrr.rr-rf'X'y. v. ..Va;- uneporu l tven the: fish nff smack Wfn. Thved Sod fired at, brought to" and examin ed and laughed at,v)ust as is how practised htrthifedferalaprs spoke of the oiiu rage in a high tone of complaint, and tailed repeatedly on the gOTernmentnf the Unit- Extract if a ktter7fr.9m Stdwj-'pjtay " . Europeass mayjboast pf their recipro ca! friendship j but In that particular, we far exceed them,' - for m no country ar6- men 1 ed States for protectldh Alter waiting till more closely lmkedtogetherV property had beeti captured chough to build " ?oinecourts martial have been heU and equip a ship bfthe linei ahef maintain nerc ; our-i;nraiuia wui oc sent ro Mejaoi ner tor years; f and alter incurriB 'e disgrace thcr:country.: enough to satisfy the humblest jutd; tnosl STThat bur cemmercial fjiends maantTcf pate .with a proper degree of confidence thb succour that will; probably be. ordered, tVT Ttnay net be Tffiisi tb let the ipnd w irtaT what kindpf machines these philosb'phical iGun'Bpats areThey are informed therii' that according to the most accurate descrip tion we have been able to obtain,' Ctm Boat :Jfo. t?- is said to be a machine of wonderful powers and ingenuity,' which has teen con-.' atructed under Mr. Jefferson's eye, and ac- . cording to a model presented by hinisdC Though the accommodations for the sailors are not the best, yet this 1s a trifl ing objec-' tioiiA single gun is mounted on a soft of i whirligig vliair;- such; as that tfroni Vhich our Philosopher discharges the bat-." t?ryjJihi Pwn genius,hL manner: in r which the Gun Boat is brought into action, is somewhat noveL Shejruns down upon the enemy, until she has 'approached within striking, distance she then turns tail fof hoists her boomand lets fly a heavy shot, which is expected end the cbnflictIf not, the Gun boat is in a situation to irqn a way and thereby ;pre vents the efiitsiaji ' tf human blood." r ; f -;:y. W . i The Coincidence of a!l Mr. Jefferson's ide asf is .wondcrfuUIn the retreat to Carter's : ; mountain in the methods by which he rendered his predecessors uhpopular-ih.' dtfence of his own administratiocand; asf " now app"earr,"in his system of naval tactics ; be implicitly Telics on the eflicacy of the f arfcumentum a posteriori '' A vBut to-concludetiirVserioti'8rwamier serious a subject--We'are by ho inSans dis- . posed to believe that "the English govern ment would ever support or connive at snen: " abuses as those of which wtf have been rdm- plaining ;wfe attribute them to the TimorafiCe 4 - or.the' perversesess," or the wantonness of S we.cofandmif-thcrisatts,ahcl lie- iicvc,tnat ii proper measures snould be ta- ken by our government, suitable repafaticn would be made; and theJ mjtiries'Veuld ba v redressed.i The danger in our opinibn, is,1 "that the administralion may not be sufHci-' ently, vigilant and active On this occasion, but may be inclined to pass it by as'a matter of infei ior moment, and that the result will JA?ou$ terminatinT in an Ppen rupture between the two coun- tries.' h.A :. ' ' ; One of ihe Gun Boat fittipg out by rf'sfrn- menv hrrrhied,i Nprlblk fnt thiiy k Washington. ' She it flat bottomed, sluop tigged, and can ie a 3i pounder,. i " ' - ' . ' ... : .;sw.VoRK",JAugurt'i7V ' Ship Mugenia.Thc Gazette " of, this morning states, that the captors of the ship Eugenia, of this port, have entered a pica, for the restoration of the ship and car go, on the ground of the illegality of the re capture by-American citisens,;?' and that Col. Barclay, the English Consul General, has drawn up a representation of the busi- nss,' and has forwarded it to Mr. Merry, the English Ambassador,; now at Philadel- ' P11 A Ai ;';.. ,-;-.;; , - - xl If this be true, it is Indeed a verv extra ordinary fact, - It is literally addingifcuft to injury A foreign armed ship is Station- ed at the mouth of our harbor: an Ameri can vessel, employed in a lawful trade.' ar- ; rives with a valuable cargb . within view of u,fuu wiiuia our own lerruory; ; . she is captured by the foreign shin, contra ry to the laws of nations, andln direct vio lation of existing treatics---her cprhmander, by a kind bf straugem, conducts her into -an American pert, the captors enter a sober- protest apainsf the conduct of the coalman-. der, and boldly demand the vessel and car- grt, on the grourirrDfrthe tlltgaHtyrgfr proceuure,-. ,r. s-;, ? . . . . r- . This is, , we bclieve.a. fair statement of facta. - Had . the captured vessel belonecl: tpa belligerht porvy:he demand would - nave oeen less extraordinary ; : but, under existing circumstances, it cannot be suDPort- ed by any principle of equality or law. . Kd tad about 'lyeart'o of good con nexions tvhs can read write: kf spell zvell. ivill lereceixcd at an jpp rent ice at the M
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