fayetteville gazette i*mm a touwmxd country tapem prihted every tlfesdjr by alexander ma rritf oz jdhst si3ley vol t non a:ti partc r u e s d a t j'j t e 11 1793 justitiam spsculariur.j no 45 fbnt conted among the powers of eu rope — it gives me pleafure to learn that tlieineafure which i have'.aken to declare to the world their clifpofuioa on ibis head has pven general fatis facvjon to the citizens of penhfylvania the friends of humanity will depre cate war wherever it may appear ; and we have experienced enough of its evils in this country to know that it hould not be wantonly or unrieceuarily enter ed upon — itru ft therefore that the goo*l citizens of the united states will ihetf to the world that they have as nutch wifiomin prefering peace at this inter eftingjunfltui-e ai they have heretofore cifpiayed valour in defending their jiiit rights • ( signed ) geo vmshimgton _, moray's mail " m genet ♦ thf french minister's arrival and reception at i'iiila.delphla sthilaftslphia o nthnrfjaym at may 1 5 v i ™ s o'cloc k , p m ? aaibaf j fid.r from th republic of i ; runcc to tkfe united states of america we arc auihi>r'.fed to fay that citizen genet cannot fufffciendy e^p t efs hb gratituli norths kim-^hofp'tility 01 che inhabitants of the fevefal t tes through which he fys p:d?«d fit^ce his departnr from ch.u-jc/ion to his arrival in philadel phia ■ he has every wheje oi>ferved a 1 v.or.i the ameiicans agrateful attach n:cnt tn thofe v^io like themifives at a i'tmr.er period»are now ferugg%g in tiie caaie.oi liberty ; and has ever where : 7<v-.?tved the rrjo fiattsring marks | of itteniion oa his way hhfper both • farmers and merchants tendih ottered } ■'■,?.} their flour nd oo-ct articles or picvifion at a lower price than they vr.u'.d difpofc of them 10 use agents of anv o r hcr nation the article o hour onlv that hau been offered him,arnoiir:ts ii more tbaa fix hundred ihoufand bar rel the crowds of citizens that flocked from every r.vcnne of this ciry to meet the republican ambaffador of an allied nation at gray's feny were a proor to him tli.it the vcnfylvhdians are nor be hind their fellow citizens of othez rates jin the fpiritof republican jatriotifm we ha e ro doubt but the popivarcha fasef an 4 engaging affability tf citizen ri?ni w «: wi!1 c in him the efteem of the '■>■-'-.;. t«r«i of this city and cci^rry ; ■''■- m in them ftntimenwjpf rrali • or rnr generous allies the'd^fen n of ib rights of iran and r;-:il j r,im h to america in the dark days of war .<:\\ jeibla'.ion european intelligence - 6 th stnte ef penfylv^nia and city of ifhilapelphia 7 the valliaci defenders of french liberty hi fsa and land 8 the memory otthofc helves who ! pave falie 1 in ths caufe of american bhdep*mii:rce » 9 tiievirtuanswaskiijgtom ; may tisaven grant to franceand to the unit ed siit£i many citizens that refemble hi in 10 union and p_erpetu3l fraternity between ne irrse pjsotte of france and of uis ijjitd states 1 f . ilie arm of a horcwles to thofe who combzx the hydra of defp ifrn 12 may the nejtt generaiion know defpoiifrn fumi hi lot 7 only 13 may the lait freeman rather perifh than bend under the yoke of dzl poiifm 14 the yeai3 seventy-six and nine ty t"iy 1 5 may all heads be foonunder one cap that of liberty the marseilloise hymh was af ter a hnrt int rvsl upon the rcquett oi the focierjj fang bj ciiizen bournonviiki with gteat tafte and fpirit the whole company joining in the chorrrs two n.-idit jonal ftanzasy compofed by citizen genet and fuited tdthe navy of france were then called fof fung and encoted the taj»le was decorated with the tree and cap of liberty and the french and american flags — the teft tcail being drank the cap of liberty wasplaced on the hea.d of citizen genet and then travelled from head to ead round the table each we«ivef enlivening the fcene w h a pafciotic fentiitjcnt the compaflf then left thehotel at an early hear in the evening and accompa nied cuizen genet to the city tavern i a?nidll the acclamations of a large con ! c urfc of citizens whofe repntec huzzas j vcri ardfw^rctj by ilouts cf godfave th j uniisd staff j received by arrivals at bostom may 8 £ t/k irtclltger.ee this 4ay communicjttdj is exlr attest from the london morning chronicle ; a paper univerfilly celebrated for its diftnterejledfupport of republican principles iv e hpe therefore that ntne of our patrons like a certain hair h'^ined politician nvlll withdraw their names from our catalogue j mali msr germany acouilor who arrived at the ha gue on the night between the 25th and 27th brought a certain i&teliio;ea&s that the french have eyacuatcd bf-afl i els and that they fell bach towards mor.s on the approach of the imperi al army p-.nt of which entered that ca j pitalon sunday the 24th h a g v * , march i5 ad v i ce s s ] « 1 ** received here of a briffc engagement having taken place on die 23d between the auftiansand the french at 1 place permanency of our o^n popular govern ments v.e reft cur favorite hopes at thi momentcbus cruis^on ih conduct cf france ; and earnectly giving to the national exertions our willies and our prayers we cannot reliit the j^aflflfcl hrpe th^t ahhough^abciica^lf m a j party iii the exiftiog war a y^r be a'.ile in ate1prpt:«j to demoa b ate thajjnjftiy 1 . jjf 7 i ail rd;ng,^gr^^s^fei(l3cc to'k|#l ; 7 he wclf^jjlhpsiar a « s ?• of a repn blican and a patriot has cr lured for you che i^arriid fentirr^nts of perfonal ref pefrand efteem ; and while the law or nations and the rights of treat give dig nify and energy to your official ration ; the ertdeavors cf the citizens will not up trull be ineffectual inrendering your i rcfiden?ein philadelphia agreable to i you d honorable to outfclves signed by order of the meeting cr spl/es biddle chairmsa fbimielphta ijtb ivhij i 793 an li svcrefhry the answer gi izen genet minifterpleniffotentiarjr fr m the repubhc of france to the ci i?v.i of philadelphia if^raiieucic he not acknowledged a virtue among the defpott it is evidently fuch among freemen of this truth 2 have received abundant proofs on my joi&riey from charlefton'iophiiadelphia in every puce the general voice of the people convinced hie in a rnoft fenfible manner of their real fentiments and fin ! cere an i friendly dlfpoqtions toarards i the nation which i h^ive the honor to j reprcferifi and or the advancement of | that contmon canfe which fhc alone ibp pcifs wi:h fo i,;u!;<:;\brh gilizensj your addr&shas completed my fatisfa&tor and t affujeyou th he d y your lirctliren in france feall re c ive it w ill be a cay ofglajnef to the 1 . this i'anticipate that from the efftcl it has had upon rayfelf it will have the fame npon them from thofe v >: ie and liberal fentiments the fejaft and excel ] lent iacxs which chara<§erizs it in my p ivate capacity nf a citizen i ar highly fl.it'ered with the favorable opinion you have formed of rne : and i j promife to make every exertion in my p-\ver to render rayfelf worthy of that ■ tood opinion and tojaftify the confi dence rry country has repofrd in me my condu while among you fhall be to the height of our national political principles — an unbounded opfiflgfs fhall be the conftam rule of my bbbourf3 v/;-h thocz wife and virtuous into v.'-ioie hands you have entrufted the management of your public affairs i will expr>fc candidly to them the grear ohj?<fls on which it will be our bufinefs to deliberate ; and the common interelt cf both natioas will i have no doubc be the compafs cf our direction ; for without fach a guide what would be come of both nations as we i nrtttuatlrareto the refenttnent the ha tred end the treachery of all the tyrant of the t rtb wlio vou rnav reft a;mred are at this moment armed not only a gaiflft france but agabit liberty itfelf signed ge>jet i jisy 21 hear breibec in which tlis latter were again defeated lafl saturday at"2 o'clock mr oz net being introduced by mr jtffcrfon ricretary of s'-ate produced his creden tials to the president ; he was received and acknowledged as minuter plenipo tentiary from the republic 0 france to the united states of america 7'r r r rv afternoon the cithern of phtla a • ha % agreably to a nitlncaiion for that prir-iofcy attended a i?i?etin<r in the state hoif parden andisrefs kco*gtmtida tin mf gen?t on h&ytrrhtrl'masread c*\i undnhndujly adopted — ft nbas im r'\:l,'ehprejenttdto the minifisry at the c ; ty tavern and is as folh'tos : to edmund charles genet minifter r'.er,ipoteru ; ary from the repul lie of france to the unite 1 states — the address of lsciib«as ofphi l^delnhia frankfort marc 21 yefter^ajr gen cuftine feconded by col hon chard attacked with iz battalions of infantry a battery of cannon and 20 fquadrons the pruffian col seculi who had poftedhimfelf near strcrabenj * with only 300 iftffcntry and 150 huilkrs rind drigoons ti12 a&ion continue from 7 o'clock in the morning lill ore in the afternoon when cowel secoit on account of the great fuperiotity of the enemy was obliged to retire to rheimbsllen . ycderday at nonn a committee of the commercial and trading interefts confi.iing of abort one hundred gen tlemen waited on the prcfident of the un'ned states at hishoufe and preicnt ed the following addrefs s i r the citizens of philacklphia sre an xious to convey th-ir contra 1 lotions upon your arrival the molt cordial and acceptable we have wiih phafure on fottner*occa(ions acknowledged our obligation 6 , and declared our attachment to the people of france ; but at this moment we are peculiarly gratified by rscognizjne in the minister of our firft and beft ally the reprefentative of a free republic imprefied with the value cf cur poli tical independence ; recollestr.g with anhoneu pride thegloryn^d sucoefs v^ich in die purfuitof that objeft croivn ea the virtue and fortinrje of america ; an.i eftimating 1 the prtfent rtpuf^tion and profoeriry of the union as bleiangs refuitingfrom the revolution ; vve can net without gratitude confider how great a portion of our triumph and our happinefs was derived from the zealous and diiintereited aid cf your conury men j aor can we without diflimulation fupprefs our joy that the nation which fo generoafly contributed to refcue the liberties of america has at length with unparallcd magnaaimity eftablipaed her own gecfrge waj}nngton % prejilsnt of the united statet sir the prultiansloft 32 men the french 300 liege march 13 on the 3 and 4'.h inft 40 pcrfons were raurde:el in this city for being ariftccrates tae jacobins becjan to think of the bloody feenesofthe ioth of auguft seven hundred p«rfons were to have been murdered here and corumiflior.ersfent from liege to maeftritcht ( which the french flattered therafeives to take for thepurpofe of dilcdvcring and murnier iag all the emigrants from liege ! sensible that nothing is wanting to the happineiyof the poeple.of the u nited states but to continue in peace under their excellerti laws and govern ment the merchants and traders of the city of philadelphia beg leave to exprefs to you the high fenfe they en tertain of the wifdom and goodnef which dilated your proclamation de claring the neutrality fo be obferved by the united states in the war wherein fe veral european powers are now engag ed—-a war which however it might ferve the intercfts of theit commerce for the time they as the friends of all men and of ail nations are bound to depiore impreited too with an opinion that in anuncilending conduct towards all the wnrid confifts the true policy of america it is their oetermination not england london april 3 private letters from conftantinople ftats that a con ipiracy lias been detected at the ottom an court the french had by pre feats and promif^s corrupted the great eft pare of the turkhh miniftry and endeavoured tc induce them to murder the grand signior every thing had al ready been fo concerted that his sub lime righnefs was to be ftrangled and war declared again it auliriaand rc£a the rusian charge d'affairs at conttantinople had the good fortune to difcovarthe whole of the plot and t give timely notice of it toths cutan ah the accomplices were inftantly itrang led and m my frcnchmcuj who even had but the remoteft co n:ern in it were declared outlaws and their property i was confifcated every aitarancg of peace and good underftanding was then given to our court and to that of pcteri burg the iriternuncio who vtrs p bout a twelve-month ago at that court was arnohgft the confpirator and has xeceivedlusdtte rtv/ard s3 on saturday iaa z rehuhltean dinner was given at oeilers to citizen genet by a refpe&able number of french arid french-american citizen the mi nifter and his family were prefent alfo citizens ternant rmd la fop>iet the letter of whom pr-^fided the officers of the frigate pembufcade c the company confifted ofabout ioo citizens met in this conviva manner to welcome the firft citizen mbifter of tliscaly eu ropean elective government after dinner a number of patriotic and republican toafls were drank of which thefoilowineb a tranflaciou : 1 liberty and_equr;!ity 2 the french republic 3 the united stales 4 the national convention 5 the congrds of the ucit^d j fjvlytopay the ftricteft regard to the ; proclamation thenifelves bat to cif ( counterance in the rncft pointed man ner any contrary difpofition in others ; examples cf which they are perfuaded will leldom occur — the fentiments juft i c^preficd being as they have the fatis f f^.dion to find the common tankage icf the citizens of penrvfylvania ph'/adcifliia may 16 1793 frnm fach feelings fir we have been naturally/led to contemplate the ftrug gles of france with a <* rernaleye ; fym pathyfing in all her calamities ; and ex ulting in a her fucceiles ; but there is another intereft the intereft of freedom and eqtuiiity which adds to the force of our affeaions and renders the caufe of france important to every republic and dear to ail the hitman race t whick the prefident rasde the fol'owirg gzntlemek . fully perfuaded that the happi nefs and bell interefts of the people of the united spates will be promoted by bferving a ftiid neutrality in the prt be allured therefore that juftly re garding the cultivation of republican princ lc5 > as ths b - a fccority * ht the