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I Fkom the AURORA.
I txtraft cf a Utter from Buch
I Cov»t'\ Sated Julv 11, *oq-
I The letters from Robert
I l.ißon to Prcfidcnt Pulfcl are
I fnrloTed, It is of importance,
I that they fhould be promptly
I communicated to the American
E people. From them, among
I other things, the people will
I learn, the extreme, not to fay
I improper intimacy Cubfifting be-
I tween a foreign minifler and the
I dirfftirs of Arnen’cnn affairs,
K If the Britifh minifler is to be
I believed intentional provocations
E h ve been given to France “ in
Iconjunftion with the Bn(ifh govern■
writ" —For what purpofe the
v.orld will judge,
*• The meafures which have
been taken, tending toa difmem
_ berment of the ifland of St
I Domingo from the French Re-
E public, is a ferious feature in our;
I a(f» r. and furnifhes an ufeful j
I commentary upon American l ,
H finceiitv and ik 11 in negociation i
H —“ dipl imatic {kill” h’S
II introduced into the vocabulary
of fedcalifm again (l France as
11 the fedis punka was into that of
I the Romans ; but who excels,
I \ will row become a queflion eafy
0 of folution to thole whole minds
H are op n to truth. j
U “ The apparent t iumph of
M a Biitifh minifler in the outrages
m committed upon the republican 1
9 printers in contempt of our laws, I
| and the acquaintance which he 1
•*] Fecms to have with the determi
nation of ihe government to fup
| P outrage by an in'en-
Ip lion to a 6l with vigor** m cafe of
1 red Ranee, furnifh a ferious lef
■ fon to the citizens of the United
■ , If after the difclofurc
I ttidc in the(e leiters the people
■ remained blind ; if they “ will
I Mofes and the prophets,
■itis in v ( dn that any one Ihould
I nfe horn the dead "
I (COPY.)
■ duplicate No, 11.
I Philadelphia , May 6, 1799.
I s 1 R »
I T* lE S overnrn entofthe Uni-
I! e tates appears to be nearly
I ln fituition with regard
I Indians, that
■ * an ada is wi h rcfpe£l
I ,c Mohawks. The Shawe-
E rie ‘c vw’ifh the United Staes to
■ jrsake fome alteration ot their
pi *irnits as frx°d by the treaty of
r ; and at the fame time
j *°infirm the Tales of lands they
; made, and au'hor
utire alterations. The
■ an rni n * Hers on the other
I tk; 11 c 3 eteirn ined not to grant
1 by\hen' r nd 3TC embarraffed
' pei levermg importunity
THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE.
T U E S D A V, August 20, 1799.
—REASON /IS D TRUTH IMPARTIAL UUiDS THE WAT.
of the Indians. Advices lately
arrived from Fort Wayne, in
form the adminiftration, that ttie
Shawenefe intend this fpring to
call a general council of the na
tion (compofrd of representatives
from feveral tribes) with a view
to take fuch rncafures as may be
thought belt calculated to obtain
fome modifications of the Gien
ville treaty. And the informa
tion adds that this idea was firfl
ftiggefled by the late colonel
M‘Kee, deputy fupcrinttndant
of Indian affairs.
The government confider this
interference as unfriendly and
injurious to their interefts, and
a complaint has been m de to
me on the fubjeft by the fecre
tary of (late with a requcfl that
I would make fuch representa
tion of the matter to youas might
pioduce a defeat of the projc6l
at prefent, and prevent all inter
vention of a fimilar nature in
j future.
} I informed the fecr-tary of
j (late, that 1 fcarcely biing
myfeif to credit the report rel
pe£l ng colonel M‘Kee ; that at
all event* 1 could not conceive
that any thing unfavorable to ihe
United States could have been con
templated by a pubi c officer in the
fervice of Great-Britain ; but th it
1 I would of courfe make the rc
prefentation requeued ; that 1
made no d sbt of its h *ving the
defned effect, becaufe 1 was con
' fident that you were fincerely
; difpofed ro ward off every inci
dent that could give jnfi caufe oj
mi t funder(landing between the two
nations.
T he fituation of public affairs
in this country continues the
fane as at the date ot my I fl
letters, unlefs it be that THE
GOVERNMENT has given
A NEW SUBJECT OF PROVO
CATION TO FRANCE, by
encouraging ( in conjunction
wi h us) the Negro Chief Touffaint %
in meafures which appear ultimately
to tend a feparation of the ifland of
Sc, Domingo from the mother coun
try. Whether th ; s AFFRONT
Will be POCKETED BY THE DI
RECTORY, J d> not p>ecend to de
cide ; bkt I cannot perfuade my
fdf it is probable !
1 h ive the honor to be,
With great truth and refpeft,
Sir, your mofl obedient
humble fervant,
ROBERT LISTON.
The honorable
Picfident K ussell.
[No. lII.]
} hiladelphia, May 23, *99.
S I R,
MYlafl having been entrufled
to a pet fon who was not going
dirc&ly to Upper Canada, I am
' uncertain whether it may ye'
. have reached your hands, and
i therefore take an opportunity of
» tranfmitting a duplicate
On pub'ic affairs I have fcarce
; Iv any thing to add—ONl
STEP FURTHER on the road
: to a formal war between France
and the United States, hasbttn'
taken hy the Governor of Guadaioupe ,:
who in con eqm nee of the cap- j
turc of the Infurgente frigate,
has authoriled French fhips of
war, to capture all American
vefheU, whether belonging to the
government or to individuals,'
But the r.Tolution of the diicc- !
lory on the great queflion of
peace or wnr is not yet known.
Perhaps the new expiotion on
the continent cf Europe, tnny
give them a Jeg'ec of emplo\- (
rnent that may iciard their dcci- 1
fion.
In the inferior of this country
the declamations of the democra
ticJafti n on the conftitutionalry
and nullity of certain afts of the
legiflature, have miffed a num
ber of poor ignorant wretches
into a rehibncc to the laws and
a fo md inlurre^tion—7 his fri
volous reh'Hi n has been quelled
by a fmriled dfort of certain volun
teer corps lately embodied 9 who dc
ferve every decree of ptaife
But theconduftof thele gentle
men having been Jhame fully ca
lummaied hy Tome of the popular
newfpaper s y ih :v have ventured
to take the law in their own hinds,
and to puni/h one or two of the
printers {hy a I mart figging {) a
circnmfla ce which has given rife to
[mw h animofvy, tothreafs, audio
a commencement of armed alfo
ciations, on the fide of the de
; mocrats (particularly the United
| Irijlimen) and [ome apprehend that
! ike ajfar may lead to a partial civil
war! The portion however of
the Jacobinic party, who could
; ■ cariy matters to this extremity
, | is but)mall : the government is on
: 1 Us gu*rd t AN') i) KT FR Ni IN•
' El) TO ACT WITH VIGOR :
| and I do not on the whole apprehend
\ any ferious danger ,
1 have the honor to be,
With great truth and rcTpcft,
bir, your moll obedient
humble fervant,
ROBERT LISTON.
, The honorable
Prtfident K ussel l.
The Commeicid Advertifer
acknowledges, that Liflon's let
ters have afforded much matter
for comment, and then procecd
to defend the Britifh minifter’s
coudu6las emanating horn lauds
adle motives of wifliing to ferve
!; his country; but many reflec
; jtions arilefrom reading of thote
i ‘ letters, which are applicable only
to the conduft of our govern
ment The minifler fays, that
the B Hfh anH the federal go
vernment have formed a treaty
with Touffaint, which may lead
to the feparaion of Sf Domin
go from Franc*, which he fuf'-
po'cs will be confideredas a err fs
affront by the dircfbuv and re
! Tented as fuch. 1) d ou» go
| vernment then feek fo r this like
ly method of involving us in a
war? D the inclination it h>s
exp’effed for renewing our amity
with France fiftitirus ? Does n >C
the Drivith amball idor (peak de
icicledly of provocations gi ’on
by us, and docs he not wirh ap
pa ent pleafme, deduce that
between France and I’s. is i»-
evitable, from the (cvcral causes
of provocation! 'utely ih* an
p inrment of Mr. Murray id
accords with our fubfequenC
me lures. Has our government
been duped once more, 01 have
they entered the trap with their
eyes op n ? Liffon’s exult at our
having formed a treaty with the
Black Chief, in concert with the
Briltih. it is vifibic to (vety man
why he does fo. He has been
lor g laboring to involve us in an
unn .turai war, and he pronoun
ce?. to his friends that his wifhes
are nigh being accomplifhcd.
We have repeatedly fpoken of
the danger into whi h this coun
try may be immeded by Britifh
influence. We aic nr w told
that wc a’e appioarhing the p e
cipice and our enemies begin to
anticipate an event which wi I
afford them fmcerc p f ea urc. luC
may be p r odudivc to us of in
calculable evils.
J
T O b K SO L 1),
On THURSDAY , the \<?th of
September, at the f ou/c o / Dr,
A teuton, near I antis Bridge,
THE WHOLES he E n eol S Jva
nu Piin c, :a cof tills c urty. de
ca cd ; (onlitliip of HOIfSFHOLD
FURNITURE, CATTLE, HOGS, icc.
ALSO,
A NfcGRO ENt'i, named J:rny r
vrtth her litres child m.
A ere i t of rwclv mnrtlu will Lr
given, wi It «; [.mu!; freur tv
Mary Newton P.incc,
A iimni. lairit.
X o T I C E.
rHK Copartnc Ihi,' of LASORDR
&£ Cu. i* dillolved, ny mutual cn: t .
Ic.it ; luerplore, tfr c who have a v De
n»ndi fl faid Fi ni, arc rqu fled to
hrit’2 them forward, pro c/1 y at.cited, to
m« Submiueu.
Labordc Sc Co,
Wafhirgton Count*, J ly 16, *777
N OTIC E.
AI.L Perfon* v h ' ?re indebted to j.’;*
Efta e ot Wilha.n Oa es, dcceafcd.
Idle of Wafliinptm Courvy, State of
Georgia, a e req irftcd to rutFe fpeecly
payment *, a - ?'! tit fc win f* c nay De
mands agaiufl fad Dilate, *..i \>
urefent ihem, pru.cily attefted, la Cae
SuLlcnbcr.
Hugh Law foil,
A&mg fctccuf r.
Wifliidglon C»uaiy f July v# *799*
[N’o. 31.