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from the Ncw-York Aurora. j TO THE EDITORS. Gentlemen, “ Shall we have a war ?” n in every body's mouth. ‘ue q M ftion has induced me to gi’-c you-my tho'.’s. I am a peaceable man, a id not for war—if it can jufliy and honorably b'* avoided—-Its horrors, wnich I have] experienced, make me recoil upon my (elf and excites an awful pan! : on this fcsurge of inunkiud, and which has defolatcd the earth, and which has generally arifeii in the ambition or kings and corrupt govern mints. ’’ My principles lead to an ar’juft meet of all chlputes among individu als as well as nations, by arbitration Ac negociatiot)—l am for forming the whole family of mankind into one ci*] compact, to have one irvtereff, and one aim, namely, root cf remkrine the whole happy. Hat while the pdw-f er of Britain exills, the prosperity ol no country an earth will he fu If it red to retain to a Hate of and peace. Our diFcrences with that haughty nation are con; mne l and her claim •find advocates here. I trey tell u>, th at nothing (however grots, or pre meditated the in fair) fhoidd induce us to change the lyftem of peace;— but that “patience! pa ier.ee 1 was the bed remedy to onpofe to burthen and procure us our right! Did tame sub million procure us our independence ? No. Y%’ they tell us if we attempt to change our fiscal and commercial | arrangements —-our profpe; ity, the en ’ vy of the world—nay, our very exif-l tenccas a nation would be put hi jeo-i partly—and a doleful ditty of war and us concomitants, surcharging; the pic ture till they sunk themlelves into tears, would certainly overwhelm ‘! hat we fhoul i Ki rouse the Idrjtifli lion” who would cruHi us to atoms and blot us, (like his Eastern ravages) from the nations of the earth. That this is not a proper time while Eng land is i.j an 44 irritable slate” —to regulate our commerce—to claim our citizens —or to repel her aggrdlions— and such like (luff. Wh.it ! Me firs. Editors, my neighbor mutt riot regu late the affairs of his family, when, and in what manner he plcifcs, but he fhoul and incur my displ a sure, and I. in consequence, fall upon him pell mell! Absurdity itfclf. Such was the language of our tory junto at the commencement of our late American war—such was the language of Rj. vingfton’s Royal Gazette and the Galloways, (for there was more than one in Congress, when they were a-j bout declaring America free, love- 1 icign and independent. And such is now the language cf Coleman, Brou fon and the Rulfeis, when we are a bout doing cm fclves an art of jullice, and w hich we have been waiting for the Engidh government to do us, when it is laid, 44 it was folly itfclf to suppose or expert any thing from the sin cerity ct her profellions.” We are about to df> art art of sovereignty vh.ich every independent ration have done before us, and which our gov ernment is ready to exercise with firni ricfs and dignity, and the people wiil ingto Nippon. A SOLDIER OF 76. TRCJJ THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. SerJfinv /—Tbs ensuing extraordinary paper, is copied from pages 85 and 86 of the “ Medical Ucpnfitary for May, June, and July, 1IX)7,” editt-d by D.t Mitchell and Miller. If ihe reader penile's it without indignation and horror, he can hav/s no eevier of his feelings. Theedi. tors aie etitiiK’d I.) the thanks of the community fer procuring and embodying in their excellent wotk, this lingular diipatch. /ct the prefect moment, when, I thick, we are on th<‘ eve of a war with England, .t will be round particularly interesting. u M-lhod of “.urith’” prctlised ly the Seneca In dians of iV at -Tort. ’ “ During the revolutionary war, all the fix nations of iiocjuo ; s, except the Oneida?, joined the enemy. The behavior of the Mohawks On- Ondago, Senecas, Cayugas, and Tuscaroras, was so murderous andMettructi ve that the hfttous ex peditior. under C*ca. 2a!liva vrae made. This .broke their force, at- i they never milled j Put their lavage cruelty again!! the peaceful 1 r !triers and inhabitants at Wyoming, Cherry V tl :ley, and along the Mohawk river, will be long remembered. i “ Wliilit these horrid barbarities were prac tifed aguinft the husbandmen on the frontier, a parcel of peltry was taken from the bailee In dians by the troops which were employed againll them. Os this the fallowing account was given by captain Gerrifh, ol the Ne’-Egland militia, iua dispatch, dated, Albany, March 7, I7S2.*’ “ Extraß from C'’plain C’s. Letter , “The peltry taken in the expedition w;!i, ac you fee, amount to a great deal of money. ft me pofTeffiot; of thi booty at ftrll gave us pie a fare ; but we were (truck with horror to find among j the packages, eight large ones, containing fealps of our unhappy countryfolks, taken in the three ilall years by theSer.eca Indians, from the inha bitants cf the frontiers of New-York, N. Jersey, Pcitnfylvania and Virginia, arid feat by them as a prefeut to Col. Huldimend, Gov. of Canada, in order to be by him transmitted to England. They were accompanied by the following curi ous letter to that officer Major Crawford’s Letter to Gcv. Ilaldhnond j of Quebec. “ Tioga, January 3, 1775. May it phase your Excellency, “ At the requeil of the Seneca chiefs, I fend here with to your .Excellency, under the care of J. Boyd, eight packs ol fealps, cured, dried, hooped and painted, withall the'lndian trium phal marks of which the {following is r.r.cxphna tion : “ No. 1. Containing 43 fealps of C.mgrefs soldiers, killed at different Ikirtniffies : these are lretched on black hoops, 4 inches in diameter ; the inside of the Iki.i painted red, with a small black foot to denote their being killed with bullets ; alto, 62 farmers killed in their houses, the hoops red, the fern painted brown, and mar ked with a hoe ; a black circle all round, to de note th ir being surprised in the night and a h'acx hatchet in the middle to denote tiicir DC” ing killed with that weapon. “ No. 2. Containing 96 of farmers’, killed !in their houses •; hoops red, figure a hoe, to j mark their profeffion—gr. at white circle and j tun, to ffiew they were surprised in the day time ; 1 a little red foot, to (hew they flood on their de i fence and died fighting for their lives and fami lies. “ No. 3. Containing 97 of farmers ; hoops green to (hew they were killed in the fields ; a large white circle, with a little round stack on it tor the fun, to (hew it was in the day time ; bl.ick bullet mark on dome, hatchets ca others. “ No. 4 Containing 102 farmers’, mixed of the several marks above ; only 18 marked with j . a yellow flume, to denote their being of nrifoners j burnt alive, after being fealped, their nails pulled out by the roots, and oilier torments ; one of I these latter is supposed to be a rebel clergyman, 1 h:a hand being fixed to the hoop of his icalp. ■ Me ft of the farmers appear by their hair to have | been young or middle aged men ; there being i but 67 very grey heads among!! them all—■ ■tt’h’ch makes the service more essential. “ No. 5. Containing 81 fealps of women ;; hair long, and braided in the Indian faihion, to Ihew they were mothers, hoops blue, (kin yellow, ground with little red tadpoles, to represent, by way of triumph, the tears of grief occasioned by j their relations; a black (kalping knife or hatchet l at the bottom that they were knocked down dead, or had their brains knocked out. “ No. 6. Containing 193 boys’fealps of va rious ages ; small green hoops, whitift ground on the flein, with red tears in the midd e, and black buil t marks, knife, hatchet or club, as their deaths happened. “ No. 8. This package is a mixture cf all the varieties above mentioned to the number of. 122 ; with a bow of birch bark, containing 29 little infants fealps of various fixes ; small white ground, no tears, and only a little black knife in the middle, to (hew they were ripped out of their mothers’ bodies. j “ With these packets, the chiefs fend to i your excellency the following speech, delivered by the Conciogatchie, in council, interpreted by the elder Moore, the trader, and taken down by me m writing.’* “ SPEECH. “ Os the Scr.eeas to Gov. Haldimond. “ I‘ather—We fend you here with many fealps, that, you may fee that we are cot idle • I friends. [A blue belt.] ] “ Father —We wife you to fend these fealps l ever the waters to the great King, that he may i | regard them and be refreshed, and that he may Jtee our faithfulnefs in destroying his enemies, and ibe convinced that his presents have not been i made to ungrateful people. [A blue and white i | belt with red taffels.] 1 “ Father —Attend to what lam now going ■ to fay—it is a matter of much weight. The great King’s enemies are many, and they grow many, and they grow fall in number. They were formerly like young panthers ; they could ineither bite nor scratch ; we could play with , taetn fafely ; we feared nothing they could do unto us. But now their bodies are become big as the elk, and fttong as the buffaloe ; they have auo get great and (harp claws. They have dri j vc,i us ou v °f our country for taking part in your I T urr rt; We expect the great King will give us auotaer country, that our children may live nter us, a,id be his friends and children as we are. day this for us to the great King. To enforce )t we give this belt. {A great white belt with blue taflels.] “ Father —We have only to fay further, that your traders now exndt more for their goods ‘-‘.an they ever did before ; ar.d cur hunting is \ LiTeiicd by the war, so that we have fewer So s to (rive for them. This rums us. lnai.-'U fume remedy. We are poor, and you have plen ty of every thing. We know you will lend us powder and gu knives and iiatciieta $ we •>lio want foists aud blaukets. ’ [d :tic w * l2 - e <■ I do not doubt but your Excellency will! think it proper to give fome further encoqragc ir.ent to thole honest people. The high pne ;3 they complain of are the neceiTary eflecls ot tne war. Whatever presents may be lent for them through toy hinds, lhail be distributed with pru , deuce and fidelity. ~ 1 JA S. CR//WFORD.” LIB LAT URN OF VERMONT. House of HafursßVTJTires, October 9. Mr. BxadleX in trod following reso lution, which was referred to Melirs. Biaoley Chafe, and T. Hutchrufon. Resolved, That tine Senators in congress from this (late be inilnittetl, aud the Repi efentatives therefrom requeiled, to uf< their exertions to pro cure an amendment of .he coiiit.hution of the U nited States in fucii a manner ns will empower the President of the Lfjiiud otatea to remove n ny of the Judges of the Supreme Court or the L’ - uited States upon add refs to him made i or that purpose by a majority of the lioufe ot l'U preien tatrves, and two thirds of the Senate iit congress afieir.bicd. BOSTON, 0 Taber 30. Chpt. Foster, from Malaga, who arrivedun the outer harbour yesterday, in a (hort pafiage,. fays, it was reported .here that French troop* wet to occupy the ports of Spajn. Sm h may hr the j ‘"e tence to. conceal the deligti aud preparatiuri .for an attack on Gibraltar. PHILADELPHIA, November 3. A number of veffcls from European and Wefi>* India voyages, have been lately boarded from, -a variety cf the Eritifh feus el war, who have, :in almost every inftur.ee that we have heard of late. - ly, treated our captains with marked politeness- One of them afeed, from whence proceeds this unusual politeness ? to which the Britiffi officer replied, new orders ! One of pur captains war told in Jamaica, that they had new orders which 1 enjoined them not to preis an American that had j a protection ; and he adds that it was obierved,] that the Bn.tilh officers did not fear..!:, or even j enter the American veffcls in Jamaica, to look for men as formerly. NORFOLK, November 4. Orders were received on Monday, from the ! Department of Wur, to difeharge captain Nest- i le s company cf Artillery, and cr.pt. Reid’s! company of Infantry ; as these are the only! companies of militia in actual service, their dif cliarge has a pacific appearance. This day the court of Inquiry held on board the Chesapeake, closed their proceedings, 3c at!-j journed sine die. 7’he proceedings, with the o-j pinion of the court will be tranl’mitted ur.iuedi ately to the Navy Department. LEXINGTON, October 15. Extraa of a letter from a gentleman in Near-Or- i leans, to his friend in this town, dated Sept cm. ■ ler 5, 1807. i “ Notwithstanding the extreme heat ar.d dry ness of the season, I have remained in the city all the furnmer, and, I am happy to fay have en joyed very good health. Our population is eili- ■ mated at from twelve to fifteen thousand inhabi tants, of all ages and cefcriptions. The general average for two or three years pad, according to the bills of mortality, which I have examined, is fifty-two per month, confi.dering the (late of our population, and the fufferingn, which newly imported negroes are fuhjccfod, this is not a great mortality, for it does not amount to two per diem, rhe whole number of Kentuckians who have died in Orleans since this time left year, (and all who navigate fiat boats are called Ken tuckians, whether from Penfylvania, Ohio, or Jenneffee) does not amount to but twelve per- Tons!” CHARLESTOM, Vov. ig. Trie have been favored with the Kavanr.ah Aurora, which contains the, Spanilh official ac count of the Defeat of the Britiffi forces i.. South America. It is dated at Dima on the 13th of Augufl, and dates, that on the 25th of June, the Eritifh ; debarked from 80 tranfporls at Buenos Ayres, 8000 troops under the command of generals jWhitlocke and Crawford—They continued their advances until the sth of July, when they attempted to carry the town by storm ; but were warmly received by the Spauilh troops, | who fired upon them from the convents, hoi.fc j tops. See. yh 4 o’clock, Gen Whitlocks de ! tnanded an Armillice, which was immediately 1 granted. The loss of the Britiffi in this attack, j was laid to be 2000 lulled and taken prjfonere ; ; among the captured, were one General-Officer, (Crawford) five colonels, t one Lieut, colonel, aud 105 inferior officers. The firll article cf the armidice provides, that from that moment, hoftilitics (hallceafe on both sides. The feco-d article allows the Britiffi troops to keep pcftdfion of Monteveido and the forts) for two months. tins article also fixes certain points from east to weft of Monteveido, which (hall be considered C3 neutral ground by both parties. The unrd art.clc provides for an cxchaii and restitution of prifonera,'including ail the troops taken since the commencement of ti.e war m South-Amenta. Niticle foui th—ln order to facilitate the de. parturc of the Britiffi troops frost ?outh-Amerj ca, they are ..’lowed to take from Monte veids ail the {lores thry may ftnnd in need t \. The fifth article flipuhites that in the corrft. cf ten days, ti:e Britiffi troops (hall evacuate ail trie north fide of the River Plate. They are also allowed to take with them all their artillery, warlike (lores, camp equipage, &c. Article fixth— A\\ the artillery taken rt Moit. I teveido, (hall be restored upon the evacuation ct that place. T rie seventh article fpecifies, that three Gcr. Officers (hall remain as pledges for the faithful performance of these articles—The Brit'ffi troops are also bound not to connr.it any ads of I; ~f, ty, until after their return to Europe. These articles are fig tied by generals V*E . loeke and Crawford on the pert of the Britiffi ; and by generals Teniers and Bulbiana on the part of the Spaniards. 7’he Spaniards compute their lots at GOO kid. ed and 600 wounded. —.— Forcin’ Ferns. O LONDON, September 26. Tiie lall I.ribon mail brought intelligence cf the intention of the Portuguele government to emigrate to the Brazils. It is find an aoplicn. tion lias been made to our government to a;T::i them in executing inie plan. 7’he I‘<-adof Rngen, including all the Sw. diffi Elands on the German ccait cf the Eilfta, inve capitulated to the French. 7'he Portuguese Government, it is laid rsk. fed to comply with the demand made by the French, to be paid the futn of 500,CGCl. ; and jias exprdfed a determination to embark for the Brazils,;(the demand is persisted in. Copenhagen surrendered on the 7th Scptem. her. 7’he articles of capitulation fur render the v. hole of tiie Dauifit ships and vessels of war, a ft pofftfiion of tire dock yards, (lore houses, K. to the Britiffi within fix weeks from the date cf the capitulation, orfuoner the citadel of Copes, hagen and the I (land cf Zealand, were to be evu. cuafed, and the prisoners taken on both sides, to be unconditionally restored. September 29. Berore the cluie of the market yesterday, a .rumor was circulated at the Stock Exchange, t hat Lord Malmesbury is about to proceed ta f ’.uis in cm lequence of a pacific overture from tl ie I* rench government. However probal’e ■: “l ay be, that recent events may tend to produci pa cific dispositions, we believe tlie rumor idle l on no authority. It had the effect, however, to r?.i e the Hocks a little. It is reported, that the (fifes and troops cm pWei! in taking the Danifti fleet aud capital are to be font to the river Plate. Gottfnburgh, ScMem.h r 13. We have reports to day, tiist the French ar my in Poland is again preparing for warlike or • rations againit Russia ; indeed it is laid to bcu full march. CorF.KHAGF.tr, September. 11. “ The bombardment commenced on Wedt'.ef* day, the U Sept, at fuurife, from four mortar batteries ; at the fame time a battery of fire tocit eto was opened on the right, and that part of tb town against which they were directed, wasir.:- mediately on fire in several places. “ The bombardment continued, for three Tights, commencing at 8 o'clock P. M, arc -continuing without interruption for id hour?, that is till noon the next day, when it regcki.V •ceafcd till 8 in the evening, “ Sis Sand red houses are burnt tc the grain 1 , wzth the Univeifity and cathedral, and only 4CV honfts have escaped without fome damage.— two thousand p--rfor.sure said to have perilled a the bombardment. Another night mud lave destroyed the whole town ; nor is theie c.i re cord an inftanceoffo much damage being dor; i in so fliort a tirae.“ Fran the Boyal Caz tie Fx freer dir. ary ts tht Hru'Uiiiia, dated ytk Sept. tß oj. His excellency Don Juan Merit ,; Villavjcendio, Gen. Commandant<d ; Mariana, has favored us with the fol lowing copy of a letter, containinga>) exuatt from the Peruvian Mineivr extraordinary of I ima, of the i8 hcC 22d of Atigult. We ha(ten to ! • ih;s pleating information before t'w ;public in an extraordinary Aurora. 1 IM A, Augufl iO. By an express difpatehed bv Dr D* tendant of Arequipa to this govern ment, we have received early ilt'-j morning, the pleasing intelligence <>t the total deftruftion of the Eng'sili i the River La Plata. Don J-.fepb Fernando Je Ab-rfo-* of Souzc, gesulen an ol lire or;te> :: Samingr, marfltal f the corps of ti' J royal armies, viceroy, governor aw captain general of Peru, See. See. We leizc the earl:. 11 moment h> make known to the beloved he great new* we have receive.! I’/ an extraordinary Courier. The ciK’ my’} to the* number of 8 joo, attack"® the cny of Buenos Ayres —-the v r of our troops completely routed d v b A’itb the Ld’s of zooo kifJc 1 acd u/ ' ri ‘