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Vol. l. Dr. Pricftly, who is now in Ameri ca, has obtained a passport from Adet ; our minister at Philadelphia, and in tends to take up his residence in this country. g Vendemiaire , October I. They write from Milan, that gene ral Bounaparte has set fire to the town house at Cartel-Noovo, in the Venetian fiates, where a French soldier had been treacheroully killed. Upon the spot where the house stood, he put up the following infcription:— “ Here a French soldier was nated.” . . jmF 12 Vendemiatre y Acourierarritcdat From Pa ris on the 12th of September, brought citizen Mangourit, secretary of the French embally, his appointment to the situation of envoy extraordinary of the French Republic to the United States of America. The minister of Sweden at Constan tinople has announced to the G rand Vi zier the conclusion of a treaty of alli ance between the cabinet of Stockholm and that of Peterlburgh. O ftober 5. The peace concluded between the French republic and the Pope is atten ded with very great difficulty, beeaufe his holiness does not wifli to recall ail thebriefs he has iffiued relpccding the af fairs .of France. He of their compromising his The French government infilts upon this as a step necelfary to lecure the peace con cluded between us. If the Pope per mits in his relufals, he will loon receive a visit from Bounaparte at Rome. Al ready all the Cardinals have been alTcm bled and confultcd. The agent of the French republic, and the Plenipotentia ries of the Pope, have gone to Florence, where they can continue their diicuf fions more peaceably than at Rome, where the minds of the people are great ly agitated and where their differences may be accommodated under the medi ation of M. Azara, minister of the king of Spain. 14 Vendemiatrey oSaber 6. They announce this moment an im portant vidlory gained by Bournonville, commander of the army of the Sambre and Meuse, over the archduke Charles. ¥he fjJlo'Vj ‘ing address voas delivered to the army of the Sambre and Mufe y by Gen. lleurnOnvillfy on taking upon, him the command of it : “ Brave Comrades, “ Gen. Jourdan, who has fd often conduced you to vidory, is compelled to retire, and to submit to a reparation from you, his health, impaired by a se ries of labour and latiguc, does not per mit him to continue to exercise his ac customed care of you, and the executive Diredorv charges me to replace him. I do not dilfemblc, brave comrades, the difficulty of the talk assigned me, and I mull depend on your good will to second my endeavours upon accepting a com mand which is so much the more ardu ous, that the two banks of the Rhine are supplied with but weak refourGes. The firft virtue which I shall alk of you is patience; as for valour,you are French men, and the brave army of the Sambre and Muse has proved itfclf to be worthy of the charader. (< Citizen Alexandre, the commiffar'y of Government, who will replace Citi zen Joubert, is employed in providing the means of fubfiltence and other necei faries that you may require ; he is ac tive in every thing, he is busy day and night, his anxiety is as great as my own, and you mult be convinced that we lhall spare no pains to procure fo* you at least what is necelfary, as much as cir cumrtances will permit. You murt be ienfible, my dear companions, that plun der leads to want, the w'ant of food leads to want of subordination, and want of Subordination to defeat. Will the brave ahny of the Sambre and Muse fuffer the armies of the Rhine and Moselle, and of Italy, to be covered with glory, while want if difciplinc renders it incapable of conquering an enemy who has nothing to oppose it but unavailing effrontery. Brave comrades, refped the inhabitants ©f the Country beyond the Rhine, and their properties ; obey your officers and your Generals; we have a defeat to pass through till we reach the Mayn ; let us cut through it and fly to victory, and 111 a little time we lhall be in want of nothing. But leave to your Generals tuecarc of providing for your fubfirt <nce ; and far be from you the horrors committed by those who have forfaken y°ur standards, and abandoned you. <l Your brethren, of the army of the north, are arrived ; they burn with zeal fight with you on all fldes and to Care your warlike toils, let the moft Utimate union reign between you ; let there be no other rivallhip than that of glory, no other emulation than that of honor ; let your redoubled blows beat down your enemies ; they are enemies you have often beat : continue Rill to vanquirti them, and a glorious peace will loon fix your luccefs, and allure you of its reward. I have seen the brave army of the Sambre and Meuse, I have seen it with that bold and mortal countenance which charaderizes the love of one’s and the ambition of conqueit ; |Tam convinced that there is not left one plunderer under arms, and that the ar my is purified ; let us prepare for new successes, and depend upon it you lhall fipd in me the fame care, the fame soli citude, and the lame tenderness that you experienced in General Jourdan, with whom I would have willied only to lhare the fatigue and the command ; but my entreaties have been vain : I have not been able to prefervehim with you, his health has obliged him to retire. Believe me, his good qualities arc deep ly imprinted upon my heart, and that I lhall do every thing in my power to les sen the regret you mult feel for his ab le nee. “ The general in chief gives notice that he will not accept ofany resignation, and that he will confidcr as deserters all those who retire without his permission, and that he will denounce them as such in the country, (Signed) “ BOURNONVILLE, General in Chief.” From the Neva-York Minerva. [1 he following paragraph from a Paris paper will shew the precarious tenure by which the French hold Italy. We have a great number of similar ac counts ; but the largest daily paper i> not fufficient to detail all the intcr eiting lads received from Europe. Os what use is French republicanism, it it is not to be maintained only by the fwordU We receiml an account from the ar my ol Italy, of great cruelties exercised by the Italians on our troops, during Wurmfer’s invalion. The news of our defeat was diffufed through the Hates of Venice, where joy {hone ®n every coun tenance, and where the moft severe epi grams were circulatedagainll the French. After the battle of Salo, the wounded were sent to the hospital at Cremona; not a carriage could be found on the road to carry them thither; notwithstanding their wounds they were obliged to make a forced march on foot; several of them dropped down on the road* covered with blood, and groaning with pain ! The peasants insulted them, spit in their fa ces, and left them to perilh. The go vernor of Azola fuffered them to pass the night in the ilreets, refufmg to give them either provision or shelter. At Canal Maggiore the military chert was pillaged in palling the Po ; a croud of people assembled at the found of the alarm hell, which was the lignal of mas sacre ; a great number of Frenchmen were manacred with pitchforks and bludgeons, and thrown into the Po. The Italians, and particularly the Vene tians, tore their fleih with their nails and teeth; a French commandant was affiulinated by these cannibals, in the presence of his wife and children, who had embarked on the Po. After they had mutilated him, they threw his mang led limbs into the boat in which his family were, who ihrieked with horror. Throughout the Milanese, even at Parma and Piacenza, the French were insulted ; the people thought they were loft beyond resource. On the 14th the change of fortune was announced, when those men who the day before were cru el and insolent, appeared humble, supple and flattering. Oh ! let us hallcn to terminate this war, for there is not a nation on the globe more perfidious than the Italians. (L’Ami de> Loix.J BOSTON, November 3. Extract of a letter from a Bojionian in BourdeauXy September 14. (t A decree has been parted by this government, which permits their armed lhips to capture vcffels under neu tral colours, which may have enemy’s property on hoard ; declaring, that, in future, the flag shall not neutralife the goods. This, you will recoiled, is di rectly contrary to an existing treaty. One fliip, belonging to Charleston, bound to that place from Bremen, was in confequcnce of this degree, brought in here a few days since ; but nothing could be proved againll her, and Ihe has been relealed, witii a very handfomc sum for demurrage—which is fome consola tion for wanting faith in treaties.” A letter was yelterday handed to us, dated Havre, September 6, ftaung, a re port was in circulation, that Mr. Mon- Columbian iFlufeum, &c. roe was ordered to quit Paris in twenty four hours, and that war was declared againll America. In consequence of the alarm excited by this report, the writer inveighs moft acrimonioully a gaintl our treaty with England, and its makers ; but a tew days proving theer ror ot the rumour, probably rcilored him to good humour. PHILADELPHIA, November a. The Prelident of the United States arrived in town the night beforeiaflfrom Mount Vernon. A UT H E N T I C. DEPARTMENT or STATE, Nov UMBER r, 179 b. Si r— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt ot your note of the 27th ult. covering a decree ot the executive directory of the French Republic, concerning the commerce of neutral natii ins. Phis decree makes n diftinftion between neutral powers who can claim only the rights fecurcd to them by the la w of nations, and others, between whom and the French Republic treaties have i.npofed tpecial obligations. Where no treat'es exilt, the republic, by fei/.iuu and confi fcating the property of their enemies, found on board neutral vessels, w’ould only exercise an acknowledged right under the law of na tions. It towards inch neutral nations the French Republic has forborne to exercise this light, the forbearance has been perfectly gratuitous. The United States, by virtue of their trtftty of commerce with France, ltaud on different ground. In the year 1778, France voluntarily entered into a commercial treaty with us, on princi ples ot perfeCl reciprocity, and expressly Ripu lating, that free /hips Jhould moke free goods —that is, it trance should be at war with any nation with whom the United States ‘fhould be a, peace, the goods (except contraband) and the perionsot her enemies (soldiers in aCtual I'-rvice excepted) iound onboard the veff ls of the l - nned States, were to be free from capture. I hat, on the other hand, if the United States mould engage in war with any nation, while Trance remained at peace, then the goods (ex cept contraband) and the persons of one ene mies (soldiers in aCtual service excepted) found on board French vessels, were alto to be free from capture. This is plainly expressed in the twenty-third article of that treaty, and de monstrates, that the reciprocity therrby stipu lated, was to operate at different periods —tha is, at one time in favor ot one of the contrac ting parties, and of the other at another time. At the present time, the United States being at peace, they poffcfs, by the treaty, the right of carrying the goods of the enemies of France, without lubjeding them to capture. Hut. what do the {pint of the decree of the executive di rectory, and the current of your observations, require ? That the United States should now gratuitously renounce this right. And what fealon is assigned for denying to us th enjoy ment of this right ? Your own words furnifh the anlwer. “ France, bound by treaty to the United States, could find only a real disadvantage in the articles of that treaty, which caused to be refpefted as American property, Englifb property found on board Ameriaan vcffels.” This requilition, and the reason assigned to sup port it, alike excite furprize. The American government, fir, conscious of the purity of its intentions, of its impartial observance of the laws of neutrality, and of its inviolable regard to treaties, cannot for a moment admit that it has forfeited the right to claim a reciprocal observance of stipulations on the part of the French Republic, whose friendfhip, moreover, it has ever cultivated with perfect sincerity. This right, formerly infringed by a decree of the national convention, was recognized anew by the repeal of that decree. Why it should be again questioned, we are at a lofit to deter mine. We are ignorant ot any new restraints on our commerce by the British government : on the contrary, we poffels recent official in formation, that no new orders have been issued. Ihe captures made by the British, of Ameri can vessels having French property on board, are warranted by the law of nations. The force and operation of this law, was contem plated by France and the United States, when they formed their treaty of commerce ; and their fpccial stipulation on this point, was meant as an exception to an univerlal rule. Nei(4fcr our weakness nor our flrength have any choice, when the queflion concerns the observance of a known rule of the law of na tions. You are pleased to remark, that the conduft of Great-Britain, in capturing American vcf fels, bound to and from French ports, had been the fubjefcl of a note, which, on the 29th of September, 1795, you adtlrelfed to the Secre tary of State, but which remained -without an anlwer. Very fufficient reasons may be al igned for the orriillion. The fubjeft, in all its alpeCts, had been already officially and public ly dilcuffsd ; and the principles and ultimate mea fares of the United States, founded on their indifputable,rights, were as publicly fixed. But if the fubjefcl had not, by the previous dii cuffions, been already exhausted, can it be a matter of surprise, that there should be a repug nance to answer a letter containing such insinua tions as these ?—“ It mull then be clear to every “ man who will difeard prejudices, love, hat “ red, and, in a word, all the pafflons which “ lead the judgment affray, that the French “ Republic would have a right to complain “ if the American government fuffered the “ Engliffi to interrupt the commercial relations “ which ex iff between her and the United States ; “ if, by a perfidious condefcenfton.'.ii permitted “ the Engliffi to violate a right, which it ought, “ Jor its own honor and inierefi, to defend ; it “ under the cloak of neutrality , it preiented to “ England a poignard, to cut the throat of its “ faithful ally ; il, in fine, partaking in the ty “ rannical'and homicidal rage of Great-Britain, “ it concurred to plunge the people of France “ into the horrors of famine.” Tot the fake ol preserving harmony, silence was preferred to a comment upon these insinuations. You are also pleased to refer to your letters of March and April lait, relative to irrlprclfes of American Teamen by British (hips; and complain, that the government ot th - Unit-d States had not made known to you the lb‘ps they had taken to obtain fatisfackion. 1 nis, fir, was a matter which concerned oaly that go- vernment As an : ndepe n dent nat'on, we were not hound to n 1 dei .<ll account lu any other, of the measures we deemed prop - r /or the pro tection of our own ciii/.ens, so 1 > ,g as there was not th< flight mi gr< i-md to fjfVietr that the government ever acq-.icfced in a. v cggr.ffion. lLit permit me to recur to the iubjett of the decree of the Executive Directory. As before oh’ rved, we are officially inform ed, that die British government have issued no new ord rs for capturing the vessels of the Lni t(d States. We arc aVh, officially informed, tfUi on the appearance ot the notification of thai decree, the minister of the United States at Paris applied for information, “ wliethei or “ dm were issued for the lei/.ure of neutral ‘‘ vessels, and was informed, that no furh , r der “ was itfued ; and further, that none such would “ !><“ issued, in cafr the liritiih did not fnze “ our vessels.” This communication from the miniiler of the United States at Parts, to their miniiter in London, was dated the 28th of Au -uff. But the decree of the diteftory bears date the 14th Meffidor, answering to the 2d of July. Tilde cin umffjnres, together with Tome observations inyournote, leave the Ame rican government in a Hate of uncertainty of ;he real intentions of the govet mn tis of France. Allow me, then, to alk, whether, in the idual (late of things, our commerce is considered as liable to tuffer any new reffr ftions on the part oi the Trench Republic? Whether the retlraint* n6w exercised by the British government are considered as of a nature to jall Ify a denial of those righ's which are pledged to us by our treaty with your nation ? \\ hether orders liave been adtualiy given to the lhips of war and privateers of the French Republic to capture the vessels of the United States ? And what, if they exiffj are the precilc terms of those or ders ? These questions, fir, you will fee are highly interfiling to the United States. It i* with ex treme concern that the government finds itfclf reduced to the necessity of asking anYxplana tion of this nature : and if it {ha 1 be informed that. anew line of conduit is to be adopted to wards this country, on the ground of die de cree referred to, its lurprife will equal its re gret, that principles should now be qudlioned, which, after n prated ditcnflions, both here and in Trance, have been denlonllratcd to bu founded, as we conceive, in the obligations of impartial neutrality, of Imputations by .1 ,1 y, and of the law of nations. I hope, fir, you will find it convenient, by an early aid wer to remove the suspense in which the government of the United States is now held 011 the*qucf tions above dated. I lhall clofc this letter by one remark on the singularity of your causing the publication of your note. As it concerned the United States, it was properly addressed to its government, • to which alone pertained the right of com municating it in such time and manner as it should think fit, to the citizens of the United States. 1 am, fir, with great reTpefl, Your moft obedient servant, TIMOTHY PICKERING Mr. Adet, Minister Plenipotentiary t of the French Republic. { SA VANN A hTNoM Tff Ei. ECTioNS,on Monday the 7th inst. Screven County . William Skinner, Esq. Senator. Lewis Lanier and —— Groce, Elqrs. Reprejentatives. Bulloch County. John Mickell, Esq. Senator. John Rawls, Esq. Reprefoi tative hUffrs. Powers (3 Ssymour, I WILL thank you to publiih the annexed cirtificate, with this my Note, precedingit. Thos. Spalding. Savannah, 21st Nov. 1796. I DO hereby certify, that Mr. Ross, lately arrived from Nassau, New-Providence, has erefled one of Mr. Evi’s Cotton Gins for me, on the Island of Offab9w, which Gin, upon a (mall trial, divided in the space of sixty min- * utes, 40 lb. of clean merchantable Cotton from the feed. Mr. Ilofs and myfelf luperiiitend ing the fame. It is also my opinion, that the above Gin, with proper force of Negroes, and Ilorfes, will easily Gin, from to 350 lbs. of cleau Cotton per day. BRYAN MOREL Offabaw, Nov. 19th, 1796. {ipariw differ. entered inward. schooner Franklin, Baker, Africa, 89, sloop Polly Sc Phoebe, Green, Kinglton }, 6t,. Welcome, T iroop, Jeremie, 30. Dove, Biown, Charleston, 5. CLEARED OUT. schooner Commerce, Todd, Charleston — Gov. Clinton, Lewis, Philadelphia. Abigal, Andrew, Rhode-Ifland. sloop Olinaa, Darnall, Wcft-Indics. 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