tereft would feem to justify a recurrence to the laws of vengeance. This I call thee to atteft, O youthful Afgill! thou whose misfortunes have interested England, France and America! With what affiduous care did WASHINGTON endeavour to delay a fentence, which the laws of war would have precipitated! He expected that a voice, then all-powerful, would have been heard across the expanfive ocean, and demanded a pardon which could not be refufed. That voice, fo conformable to the feelings of his heart, was heard and felt; and the day which faved an innocent victim, ought to be infcribed among the most glorious of victorious and independent America."

Here the author feems to elevate himfelf, or rather to foar with the great men, whofe neceffary courfe and inevitable deftiny he fo admirably defcribes.

"It is thefe extraordinary men, who appear at intervals on this vaft fcene, with characters commanding and illuftrious. An unknown and fuperior caufe fends them when it is fit, to lay the foundation of new, or to build up the ruins of old empires. It is in vain that these men ftep afide, or mingle in the crowd destiny leads them on; they are carried from obstacle to ob ftacle, from triumph to triumph, until they arrive at the fummit of power. Something fupernatural animates all their thoughts: an irresistible movement is given to all their enterprizes. The multitude still seek them among themselves, and find them not; they raise their eyes, and fee in a sphere, dazzling in light and glory, thofe whom their ignorance and envy would call rafh. WASHINGTON had not thofe high and commanding traits which strike every mind; he difplayed more order and juftice, than force and elevation in his ideas. He poffeffed above all, in a fuperior degree, that quality which fome call vulgar, but which very few poffefs; that quality, not lefs useful to the government of states than to the conduct of life, and which gives more tranquillity than emotion to the foul, and more happiness than glory to those who poffefs it; it is of good fenfe that I fpeak.Audacity deftroys, genius elevates, good fense perferveres and perfects. Genius is charged with the glory of empires; but good fenfe alone affures their safety and repose."

So many interefts are here united with the pleafures of once more finding French eloquence, that we are fure of the attention of our audience, by multiplying quotations.

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"His end portrayed all the do mestic virtues-as his life had been an illuf trious example in war and politics. America regarded with refpect the mansion which contained her defender; from that retreat, where fo much glory dwelt, fage counfels iffued, which had not lefs weight than in the days of his power; but death has fwept all away; he died in the midst of thofe occupations which sweeten domestic life, and fupport us in the infirmities of age.

"From every part of that America which he had delivered, the cry of grief is heard. It belonged to France to echo back the mournful found; it ought to vibrate on every generous heart. The fhade of WASHINGTON, on entering beneath this lofty dome, will find a TURENNE, a CATINAT, a CONDE, all of whom have fixed their habitation here. If thefe illuftrious warriors have not ferved in the fame caufe

during life, yet the fame of all will unite them in death. Opinions, fubject to the caprices of the world and to time--opinions, weak and changeable, the inheritance of humanity, vanifh in the tomb; but glory and virtue live forever. When departed from this ftage, the great men of every age and of every place, become in fome measure copatriots and cotemporaries. They form but one family in the memory of the living; and their examples are renewed in every fucceffive age. Thus within these walls, the valour of WASHINGTON attracts the regard of Conde; his modesty is applauded by Turenne; his philofophy draws him to the bofom of Catinat. A people who admit the ancient dogma of a tranfmigration of fouls, will often confefs that the foul of Catinat dwells in the bofom of WASHINGTON.

"The voice of republicanism which refounds from every part of thefe walls, ought to please above all, the defenders of America. Can they not love thofe foldiers, who, after their example, repelled the enemies of their country? We approach with pleasure thofe veterans, whose trophies add luftre to these walls, and fome of whom have gained laurels with WASHINGTON, in the wilds of Carolina and Virginia."

"But there is fomething more due to the memory of WASHINGTON; it is the union of France and America; it is the happiness of each; it is PEACE between the two nations. It now feems to me, that WASHINGTON calls to all France from the very fummit of his domeMAGNANIMOUS PEOPLE! you who know fo well how to honour glory; I have conquered

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conquered for independence; the happinefs of my country was the reward of that victory. Imitate not the first half of my life; it is the fecond that recommends me to pofterity." "Yes, thy counfels fhall be heard, O WASHINGTON! O Warrior! O Legiflator! O Citizen without reproach! He who while yet young surpasses thee in battles, fhall, like thee, with his triumphant hands heal the wounds of his country. Even now we have his difpofition, his character for the pledge: and his wartike genius, unfortunately neceffary, shall foon lead fweet peace into this temple of war; then the fentiment of univerfal joy fhall obliterate the remembrance of oppreffion and injuftice. Already the oppreffed forget their ills in looking to the future. The acclamations of every age will be offered to the hero who gives happiness to France, and feeks to restore it in the contending world."

THE TRENCH PAPERS,

Which but lately were filled with the moft grofs invectives against the government and people of the United States, are now "bonied o'er" in their praifes. The culogies which have been pronounced on our WASHINGTON, have combined very handfome panegyrics on his compatriots; and in the "Publicifte" of the 20 Pluviofe (Feb. 8th) we meet the following

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Of the three American Plenipotentiaries, fent by Congrefs to treat on Peace with France.

"Mr. Elfworth is Chief of the five great

Judges who compofe the Supreme Court of the United States; which is called, the Supreme Court of the Union. He was born in Connecticut, and from his youth educated to the profeffion of the law. His life has been wholly devoted to public affairs. He was a member of the ancient Congress during the war of Independence; a member of the Convention that proposed the New Conftitution; and Senator in Congress after that period. He is a man of acknowledged virtue, of rigid probity, and strict morals.

"Mr. Murray is a landholder of Maryland; and served during the war of Independence. He has been member of Congrefs ever fince the adoption of the New Conftitution, which found in him one of its most able and zealous fupporters. Mr. Murray was esteemed one of the best orators in Congrefs; and one of those the moft efteemed and noticed by that Great Man upon whofe tomb the whole United States, with every defcription of demonftration, and with entire unanimity, at this moment are pouring the tears of gratitude and forrow.

"Mr. Davie is a landholder of NorthCarolina. He partook largely of the la bours and of the glory of the war of Independence. He was a member of the Convention, which affembled at Philadelphia in '87, to difcufs the Conftitution by which the United States is now governed. Since that time he has been Governor of NorthCarolina; and united, in his administration, the efteem and approbation of his fellowcitizens."

THE

NEWS.

James Hillhoufe, Roger Newbury, Heman Swift, Thomas Grovefner, Thomas Seymour, Aaron Auftin, Jeremiah Wadfworth, David Daggett, Nathaniel Smith and John Allen, Efqs. Affiftants.-Andrew Kingfbury, Efq. Treasurer.-Samuel Wyllys, Efq. Secretary.

The following gentlemen are chofen by the freemen of this ftate to ftand in nomination for election in October next, as Reprefentatives in Congrefs, viz. Chauncy Goodrich, Samuel. W. Dana, Roger Grifwold, Jonathan Bruce, William Edmond, Elizur Goodrich, John C. Smith, John Davenport, junr. Elias Perkins, Calvin

Goddard,

We have not full lifts of this election; but we fufpect there is a majority of Antis chofen.

Maffachusetts Election terminates gloriously.

The Honorable CALEB STRONG is chofen by the freemen Governor. Exult, O Maffachusetts! for amidst thy fore afflictions thou art comforted! although thy hopes have drooped, although thy pride and thy ftrength have been cut off, yet art thou Strong, From among thy fons thou shalt be protected, and by thine own virtues fhalt thou be faved. While we joy in our profpects of political felicity, let us bemoan our political lofs, in his Honor Lieutenant Governor MOSES GILL, who has deceafed fince his re-election to an office he has for many years filled, with true dignity, unimpeached by the most malevolent. His name is recorded in the annals of virtuous acts, and his lofs will be regretted as long as piety and merit are remembered with reverence by the undifguifed Christian and the difinterested Patriot.

The Hon. Timothy Pickering, Efq. is removed from the Secretary's office, and Gen. Marshall of Virginia appointed his fubftitute. The reafon remains in the cabinet. No charge of official guilt is made public against this Honorable Gentleman, who, no one doubts, has served his country with fidelity, usefulness and ability: neither will a peaceable mind be disturbed at measures, because he does not understand them.

Hon. James M'Henry, Efq. is fucceeded by the Hon. Samuel Dexter, Efq. as Sec-. retary of War.

Joshua Johnson, Efq. of Georgetown, Maryland, formerly Conful of the United States at London, is appointed Superintendant of the stamp office to be established at Washington.

Ifrael Whelen, Efq. of Pennsylvania,

Purveyor of public fupplies for the United States, in the place of Tench Francis, Efq. deceased.

William Henry Harrifon, Eq. (Delegate to Congrefs from the N. W. Territory) to be Governor of the Indian Territory..

Gen. John Gibfon, of Pennsylvania, Sec-. retary of the Indian Territory.

Seth Lewis, Efq. of Tenneffee, Chief Juftice of the Miffifippi Territory, in the place of William M'Guire, Efq. refigned, Ifrael Ludlow, of the N.-W. Territory. Register of the land office at Cincinnati. Thomas Washington, of do. Register of do. at Chilocothe.

Peregrine Fofter, of do. Register of do. at Marietta.

David Hoge, of Pennfylvania, Register of do. at Steubenville.

James Finley, of the N. W. Territory, Receiver of Public Monies for lands of the United States at Cincinnati.

Samuel Finley, of do. Receiver of do. at Chilocothe.

Elijah Backus, of do. Receiver of do. at

Marietta.

Zacheus Bigges, of Virginia, Receiver of do. at Steubenville.

John Cooper, of Georgia, Collector of the diftrict of Brunswick, and Infpector of the Revenue for that port, in the place of John M'Intosh, refigned.

Jonas Clark, Efq. of Maffachusetts, Collector of the district of Kennebunk.

Congrefs rofe on the 14th inft. They will meet on the 3d Monday of November next, at the city of Washington, in the district of Columbia. They have passed 69 Acts, and disbanded the provisional army, after the 15th of June next, allowing 3 months pay to defray their expenses home.

NAVAL.

The Chefapeak Frigate, Capt. Barron, is to receive moft of her crew from the Congrefs; and as her ftores are mostly on board, it is expected fhe will foon have failing orders. Capt. Murray, late Commander of the Infurgente, arrived in Philadelphia a few days fince, to take command of the Conftellation. Every exertion is making to refit her for fea. The fheers are up to, ftep her new mainmaft, fo that she will in a few days be ready to make another cruise. Commodore Truxton, who is to command the Prefident, lately launched, is to have allotted to him a Captain, and we are informed he has fixed on Mr. Sterrett, his, first lieutenant in the Conftellation, for that. station.

The

The Pickering, Capt. Hillar, has captured a French schooner of 6 guns and 62. men, which makes 16 veffels he has taken in 16 months.

We regret the neceffity of mutilating the full and able report of the Congress Committee on the Public Debt of the United States, with the caufes of its accumulation, &c.

We can only give a view of the statement in the following abftract.

THE COMMITTEE REPORT :— That for the purpose of obtaining every Statement from the Treafury, which could elucidate the fubject of inquiry, they addreffed a letter to the Secretary of that department on the 24th of March, a copy of which is fubjoined to this report, and on the 29th of April they received his anfwer, tranfmitting fundry fatements, numbered from 1 to 9 inclufive, and exhibing, in the most clear and fatisfactory manner, the most important of the Treafury opera tions in relation to the debt, from the commencement of the prefent government. These statements, together with three letters from the Secretary on this fubject, are now submitted to the House; and although it is certainly poffible that fome trivial errors may have taken place in the details which thefe documents contain, yet the committee are confident, that the general refults which they produce must be correct.

The statements No. 1 and 2, contain an account of the receipt and expenditure of all public money, from the commencement of the government; and whilst they flow the application of the revenue to the debt, they will prefent, at the fame time, in one view, every expense with which the Treafury has been charged, and enable the legiflature with more accuracy to decide,.how far thofe objects or the amount of expenfe in particular cafes may be diminished.

The order of the Houfe having particu larly directed the attention of the committee to the increafe or diminution of debt, they have thought it their duty to bring into view the amount of debt with which the prefent government commences its operations, and to contraft the fame with the balance of debt on the 1ft of January in the prefent year, In difcharging this duty, it will become neceffary to explain the principles on which thefe ftatements reft, which the committee will do in as concife a manner as poffible. But before they enter upon this detail, they cannot forbear to exprefs the fatisfaction which they feel in declaring, that the documents which have been owtined from the Treafury, will, in their

opinion, fully demonftrate the precifion and ability with which the bufinefs of that de partment has been conducted, and that by the fifcal operations of the government, the public debt has been diminished.

In afcertaining the amount of the old debt, two different principles have been taken by thofe who have made their calculations on this fubject. The first has been, to include only the intereft upon the debt to the clofe of the year 1789, as the neareit convenient period to the day when the government commenced its operations, and after deducting from the aggregate of debt the amount of funds then in power of the government, to confider the balance as the amount of old debt. The fecond principle has been, to take the amount of debt, as the fame has been liquidated and funded under various acts of Congrefs, and after deducting therefrom the funds acquired or poffeffed by the government at the clofe of the year 1790, to confider the balance as conftituting the true amount of old debt.. The difference between thefe principles confifts in this: By the laft mode of computation, the intereft which accumulated upon the debt, fubfequent to the close of the year 1789, and until the debt was funded and provided for by law, is confidered as a part of the old debt; whereas by the firft mode of computation, that interest is totally excluded.

In confequence of a difference of opinion, which it is understood still exifts on this point, the committee have thought proper to ftate the debt in both modes, that the refults in both cafes may be perfectly understood.