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Mr. Bcsc'e,
THE Congress «f the UmteJ
State?, having palled ail aft for an amica
ble fettlemcnt of the limits of the state of
Georgia,'iff. & having appointedcommif
fioners to investigate the title of all claim
ants to any part of the Weftern Territory,
and to receive proportions of compro
mise with them —we may confider the
time fall approaching when all our citi
zens will be able to view in a proper light,
and justly to appreciate, that policy which
has been adopted, and for four years part
uniformly pursued by our state executive.
Though it may be polfible to rouse the
palfious, and play upon the prejudices of
the community by artful mifreprcfenta
tions, and for a long time to keep men ii:
an error, yet a period must arrive, when
fubjefts of importance will engage difpal
fionate confideratinn, and be investigated
on principles of rationality. The spirit of
divination is not often neceflary for po
litical prophefy —he who can understand
plain language, and has a moderate capa
city in difeerning justice and propriety,
can calculate withtolerableaccuracy,what
will be the final refultof tranfaftions, ori
ginating in iniquity, and which can only
be supported by a flagrant violation of the
social comjiaft.
Certain well known circumstances were
laid hold of to create unfortunate divisions
among our citizens; and for some years
past, the exertions of deligning men, have
been constantly direfted to keep alive, a
spirit of party, that fhot*!d enable them to
continue an influence, which, under pre
tence at public good, afforded an oppor
tunity to gratify the raolc malignant pas-
of the human heart : and the peo
ple were solicited to have confidence in,
and to support the prevailing party, and
were invited to believe they would derive
therefrom much benefit: But after a long
experience, in vain do we look for the ex
pefted good. For four or five years
we have obferveda uniformity in the con
duct, in the language—the afftirances, and
in the cautions , of some zealous partizans,
whose efforts to secure a majority in the
legislature friendly to preconcerted mea
furcs, have generally been fticcefsfu!—
but in all this time what good has been
done—what one lolid advantage has rc
fulted to the state, from the exertions, of
these pretended friends of the people, and
the patriotic chief whocommanded them?
A policy, founded in private considerations
has been invariably pursued, and almost
everv measure has been calculated to fa
vor those with whom it originated, and
whose political eitiftence depended on its
continuation. The evils, the injuries,
and the losses, which the state has thereby
fulbined are almost innumerable, while
we are not able to difeover one benefit by
which they -are Counterballanced, To
terminate however in some degree difeon
tents which great pains had been taken to
create—to lay a foundation for general re
conciliation where needless diffention had
been promoted—to remove in some mea
sure the party animosity which had been
induitrioully encouraged, and to render
an essential service to the state, the legisla
ture of 1799, passed an aft, authorizing a
celfion of our Weftern Territory to the
United States, and appointing commif
lioners to carry the aft into effeft. As
one of the conditions of the ceflion, the
United States within a limited period were
to extinguish the Indian title to certain
lands between the Oconee and Oakmul
gee rivers, and secure them to this state.
The United States disposed to meet the
advances of the state of Georgia, appoint
ed commiflioners to negotiate with the
Georgia commiflioners to arrange the
terms of compromise with the claimants,
having previouftv, passed the before men
tioned aft for an amicable settlement of
limits. But from the measures of con
gress, and the exprefiions in their afts, it
does not cltarly appear that the Angular
proceedings of this state, and particularly,
that the nullifying aft will meet an un
qualified fanftion : and as the popularity
of some perlbns will be injured, an i their
lolly exposed should the nullifying pro
ceeding not receive the support of the
general government, it is ‘conjeftured,
(nor is it improbable) that exertions will
be made, to fruftrate the withes of our
citizens, and the intention of our legisla
ture, by attempts to prevent the ceflion al
together; and this, not by a direst effort
to repeal the aft appointing commiflion
ers, (for that would not probably faceted)
but by an endeavor to have such an art
ful amendment thereto, as will answer all
the purposes of a repeal, and prevent any
accommodation with the United States.
Notwithstanding the evil such a measure
would be calculated to produce, fttould it
t>e proposed, there is no doubt it will he
supported, by those, whose excellence con
fids in their extreme pliability to particu
lar characters, as well as by those who give
up all regard for the generuhgood, merely
to gratify their individual feelings. But
should no alteration in the aft be attemp
ted, it is within the limits of poflibility,
that by appointing his preftnt Excellency
to the senate of the United States, such
obftacies might be thrown in the way of
the celiion, as to prevent our acquiring
the lands over the Oconee, so highly im
portant to our state, and so long a favor
ite wifti of our citizens.
This fubjeft will be well worthy the
attention of the next legislature, it will no
doubt in some ftiape or other be brought
before them, and they will do to he
guarded against measures which ittey he
artfully calculated to defeat the very \kjed
it is pretended they are ro effeft. Our
state without the aid of the United States,
can never realize any thing from the
Weftern Territory—nor without the fame
aid, can the lands over the Oconee be ob
tained.—But there are some persons who
would gladly prevent any arrangement by
which the date might be benefited, who
would readily oppose every accommoda
tion, that might tend to defeat or expose
their narrow policy—interrupt their pri
vate projects, or retard the accomplilh
uient of their ambitious deligns.
B.
PARIS, June 16.
The report of the council of state re
fpefting the Englifti committee, has been
read to the consul. From this it results
that there has existed a plot, the greatest
part of the agents of which have been
ieized in the midst of its execution. The
object was, id. To set fire to our pc’ll,
and deliver up our vtffels. 2d. A perma
nent diftriburion of money amongst the
journalists, to pervert opinion by their
means, to calumniate all those who con
tributed to the establishment of the repub
lic, and who might defend it. 3d. To
place in the administrations and agencies
of public contributions, men who would
favour the perverting of the funds of the
republic. 4th. To organize the robbery
of the diligences and mails. sth. To re
arm the Chouan dands. 6th. To fabri
cate falfe Louis and notes. 7th. To ex
cite troubles in Paris, under colour of a
narchy. Bth. To aflalfinate Buonaparte.
Baron tie Vieregg, sent to negociate an
armed neutrality for Bavaria, has failed in
his million.
Dreadful Explosion at Nantes.
NANTES, May 26.
Ytfterday at noon one of the towers of
(he cattle, containing about 8 or 900,000
pounds of powder, blew up, with a tre
mendous noile. The buildings attached
to the tower have been partly destroyed.
In a moment the great court of the castle,
the ditches, surrounding tree?, courts, an;
several quarters of the town, wfre violent
ly shaken and thrown down A 4 pounder
was carried beyond the ditch to the fooi
of the terrace of the court; the wheels of
the carriage were carried another way ;
another 4 pounder with its carriage and
wheels, was blown to the top of the ci
devant church of the Carmelites. A bar
of iron, very thick and long, was twilled
and broken, and fell into the court of the
prison of Bouflay, with some balls and o
ther wrecks.
One universal feream of terror was
heard throughout the city. The alarm be
came general moment; almost all the
inhabitants ran out of their houses. The
report fprend with the quickness of
ning, that the castle was blown up. A
thick and dark cloud rose from the place
of the dilalter, and redoubled the conster
nation. There was reason to fear that
the whole building would take the fire,
and that the flames would catch the grand
magazine of powder. The houses were
immediately abandoned, and between 15
and 20,000 perlons of all ages and sexes
fled towards the barriers to escape this
feene of horror. *"
The prefeft and gen. Gilbert gave or
ders. Strong detachments of the garrison
and national guards proceeded towards the
castle, got pofleflion of all the avenues,
and affiftedthe firemen, who diftinguillied
theinfclves ip a very extraordinary man
ner. Order was loon re-eftabli(hed. The
number of viftims of this fatal accident is
eonfiderable. The grand crof?, behind
the altar of the church of St. Croix, w,>s
thrown down, wounded the priest wh.>
was faying mails, and killed the clerk.
Yesterday evening it was said, that the
number of killed and wounded was be
tween 150 and 200. The wounded have
been sent to die hospitals.
It is not known how the fire began.
"I he explosion took place at noon, when
happily the workmen had ieft off work.
Ihe ctiurch of St. Nicholas having
been much shaken bv the explosion, at the
time ot the celebration of mass, the peo
ple hurried to the doors, and several were
I thrown flown and wounded. The fame
accidents took place at the church of St.
Laurent. The flitches of the castle are
filled with vail ruins. Fragments of wail
of great thickuefs mark, at the fame time,
the ilrength of the building thrown down,
and of tne expiofion. Those enormous
mail's have driven out a great volume of
water from the ditches below the parapet.
Cu7 ious particulars relative to the passage of
St. Bernard.
[From a Swiss paper.)
LAUSANNE, June x.
On the 18:h of May, Mr. Lee Breux,
a native of Brulfels aged 21, and firft
lieutenant of Kiniky’s regiment of infan
try, who was stationed with that corps
near Ajaccio, on the mountains of Sefia,
fetoutona reconnoitering expedition, at
the head of a detachment of forty men.
He directed his course towards the valley
of Aorta, in order to discover whether
there was any truth in the rumour relative
to the intended invasion of the French.
It had been circulated in the Austrian ar
my that Buonaparte was to penetrate di
re&ly into Piedmont, by the Great) St.
Bernard ; but the report was not credited,
as the icaion was so unfavourable to the
attempt, and the snow so deep, that this
rout was thought altogether imprafticable.
After a very difficult march of five days,
through rugged paths, aud over frightful
precipices, lieut. Lee Breux, found him
felf on the 23d of May, between five or
fix in the evening, on the rapid declivity
of a mountain, which he defeersded by a
serpentine foot path, intending to proceed
to Catillon, by the village of St. Vincint.
Here he was fuddentv struck with the ap
pearance of of five French generals, and
two guides, not more than fix paces from
him, all crawling down the mountain, and
ieading their horses, with the exception of
one, in a grev coat, and gold laced hat,
without a feather, who remained on horse
back and advanced at their head.
The Austrian soldiers presented their
pieces the moment they observed the
French officers: bu their lieutenant order
ed them not to fire, prefering, as he said,
the opportunity of carrying such a great
and glorious prize in fafety to the head
quarters of his corps. The general in the
grey coat no sooner observed them than he
exclaimed—“ Seethe Austrians—there are
Austrians here !” The two guides at the
fame time pointing there carbines and call
ed out “ whose there ?” But the F'rench
general ordered them not to fire, and ad
dielfing himleif to the young Austrian of
ficers, a Iked “ who are yoy ? what are you
here? where do you come from ? what is
about the strength of your detachment? what
is the name of your regiment? what is your
general’s name ? where is your corps port
ed, &c.?” and several other questions, to
vV’hich the lieutenant replied as he thought
ploper. *
This conversation which lasted about
half an hour, was more than once inter
rupted by the Austrian soldiers, who aik
ed these soldiers, whether they would not
carry off their prize. But the general in
the grey coat, in whom the reader will
perhaps, ere now, have recognized Buon
aparte, said to the Austrian officer, —“Hi-
therto, fir, you have considered me your
prisoner ; you however, are mine ; but
do not be very unealy ; I (hall take care
of you and your followers.” At this mo
ment lieut. Le Breux perceived that he
was surrounded by French grenadiers.
The firft consul desired him to retain
his arms, and said to him—“ To night
you ftiall sup with me at Chatillon, and
to-morrow you ftiall dine with iqe in the
city of Aorta.” This actually took place.
The officer, in relating the story, observed
that Buonaparte was extremely abstemi
ous, and that he remained a very fliort
time at table. After dinner the First Con
iul took him into a private apartment,
where he converged with him during a
quarter of an hour, on the force and posi
tion of the Austrians. At parting the
lieutenant aiked permission to return home
on his parole—“ I have already determin
ed to set you at liberty, without re
quiring that you should be exchanged,”
laid Buonaparre. He immediately made
his aid-de-camp Duroe, give him a pass
port for Paris, and another for one of his
soldiers to attend him as his servant. He
also gave him a letter to the minifterof
oolice. He arrived here on the 29th
: of May.
LONDON, June 30.
TRIAL OF HADFIELD.
After the examination of a number of
witnefles, lord Kenyon aiked Mr. Erikine
if he had many more: Mr. Erfkin said a
bout ten or a dozen. Lord Kenyon then
said, that in his opinion the evidence that
had been produced went clearlv to prove,
that the prisoner was certainly in aderang
ed state. If the attorney-general and toe •
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counfcl sos the prosecution were of that
opinion, it would be needless to go any
further.
The attorney-general said ; that he did
not with to prels the matter ; he saw it in
the light his lordiliip did, and did not for
a moment conceive that a falfe colouring
had been given to the case by the evidence
for the prisoner.
Lord Kenyon then told the jury, they
must acquit the prisoner, as his iufanity
was proved, but he must not be discharg
ed; it was absolutely necefTary, as well
for his own fake, as for the fake of the
community, that he fliould not be let
loose on the public.
Thejury immediately returned a verdift
of acquittal on the plea of insanity. The
prisoner was then remanded, under the
care of Mr. Kilby, to Newgate.
The prisoner appeared perfetftly calm
and collected, (during the whole of the
trial) until the entrance of his royal high
ness the duke of York, when he leaned o
ver the shoulder of Mr. Erlkine, exclaim
ing, “Oh ! how I love ! How I love
him! God b'efs him!” But on Mr. Er-
Ikine’s desiring him to be quiet, he reco
vered himfelf immediately, and did not '
speak another word, nor did he leem to be
at all affe&ed during the remainder of the
proceedings.
NEW-LONDON, August 20.
On Saturday arrived in this city two
gentlemen from Martha’s Vineyard, who
came passengers from Rochelle, France,
in the fliip Columbus, capt. Joseph Skin
ner from this port. We ieara from thde
paftengers, that the fliip failed from Ro
chelle, the 17th of June, and brought dis
patches from our envoys; nothing parti
cular refpe&jng the rnilEon had been made
public, it was understood that the negocia
tions were likely to have a favorable ifliie.
Our informant law Mr. EUfworth on the
6th of June, he was in good spirits. Mr.
Murray did not enjoy good health. The
commiflioners it W3s expelled would de
part for America about the ift of August.
No American veflels had been carried in
to France for several weeks before the Co
lumbus failed. The Columbus parted
this harbour bound to New-York, on Sa
turday night last; ftie had 30 passengers.
The people in France were in good spirits
in consequence of the late success of their
arms, and calculated upon a peace after
this campaign. The Brest fleet had not failed.
NEW-YORK, August 30.
Extra? l of a letter from a refpe ft able gentle
man in St. Thomas, dated July 30.
“ The governor of Guadaloupe, has
sent four privateers and 400 men against
Curracoa, to bring to reason the govern
or of that island. The consequence of
this extraordinary expedition is not yet
known.”
PHILADELPHIA, August 20.
PATHETIC!
The following incident requires not the
aid of the pencil to awaken every feeling
congenial to humanity, nor, in exciting
our tendered sympathy for the unhappy
fufferers, can it fail to rouse the keenest
indignation against the authors of such in
human wrongs.
Two veflels, belonging to citizens of
the United States, concerned in the infa
mous traffic of human flefli on the coast of
Africa, have been lately captured and sent
into this port by the Ganges sloop of war.
Taken at different times, (hey arrived
separately at the quarantine station, the
one having on board one hundred and
eighteen, and the other sixteen unhappy
vitftims.
With a view to their health and conve
nience it was deemed proper to land and
encamp these unfortunate people. Scarce
had this benevolent measure been effe&ed,
and the miserable Africans mingled with
their fellow fufferers when a Husband and
Wife! who had been torn from their home
and happiness, and hurried on board se
parate veflels by their brutal oppressors,
met and recognized each other. Loft, for
a moment, in an ecftacy of surprise, they
exhibited a lcene of tenderness,
would have foftened even the favagehearts
of those who had occasioned their separa
tion. But the meeting was more than the
unhappy feemale could support; her
frame, fliaken by the influence of her af
feftion*, yielded to the (hock, and fne
was prematurely a mother !
Let the monsters who encourage and
who practice this horrid traffic, refleft on
the vengeance of an offended God. An
appeal to their conjugal or their parental
feeling was a loft hope, and a mockery of
humanity.
To console the feelings of our reader?,
we can assure them that the beneficence of
Abolition Society, and the general
Sympathy of our citizene, have greatly al
' ieviated the ftrJerings of these much in-