GAZETTE SELECTIONS.

WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST.

REPUBLICAN Lies.-The following paragraphs are extracted from Noah Webster's paper of the 14th

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We have it in our power to lay before the public the following important particulars: A gentleman from Ireland received a letter on Thursday evening from his connexions there, ftating the diffenfions in that country as having rifen to a moft alarming pitch that the Duke of Leinfter had enclosed his titular badge under cover to the King, acquainted his Majefty he could no longer confent to wear as an infignia of rank and honour, that which had become a mark of difgrace, and that he wifhed only to be known as an United Irishman: that the Poftmafter General of Ireland has refigned his office, worth at least 3000l. fterling per annum, declaring he could no longer reconcile to himself holding an office under the prefent order of things, and that he is alfo an United Irifhman: that the city of Dublin has proclaimed itself for the united party, and declares any attempts of the Government to coerce them, will produce open rebellion. The letter is written

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written in Dublin; we regret we have not been able to afcertain its date, but the gentleman to whom it came was in the city only a few hours, and left it early on Friday morning, without giving any great publicity to the accounts he had received. He had engaged his paffage to return to Ireland, but this letter advises him to remain in this country till he hears fomething from home. We have every reason, from the refpectability of our authority, to give full credence to the above*.

Kofciufko and the Whig Club.-At a numerous meeting of the Whig Club of England, held at the Crown and Anchor tavern, in the Strand, on Tuefday the 6th day of June, 1797; the Earl of Thanet in the chair-On the motion of General Tarleton, feconded by Mr. Fox, it was refolved unanimously, "That the Polish General Thaddeus "Kofciufko be requested by this club to accept of "a fword as a public teftimony of their fenfe of his "exalted virtues, and of his gallant, generous, and "exemplary efforts to defend and fave his coun"try."

Mr. Fox moved, and it was refolved unanimously, "That a committee be appointed to provide a "fword accordingly, and that General Tarleton do

* I do not, for my part, "give full credence to the above;" on the contrary, I look upon it as a string of fuch prepofterous falfehoods as no mortal but Webster would listen to for a moment. The power of a rooted prejudice is incredibly great. This Webfter is, in the common concerns of life, a man of a good found understanding; on certain fubjects he has shown that he poffeffes confiderable talents; but the moment the name of Great Britain is mentioned, he seems to lose his reafon; this hated name is to him what water is to one bitten by a mad dog. The wretch was a Whig of the revolution; he flattered himself with the hope of feeing Great Britain ruined for ever, and America reign in her ftead. He finds himself grofsly deceived, and his difappointment and mortification has increased his hatred against Great Britain.

"prefent it to General Kofciufko, in the name of "the Whig Club in England."

SIR,

Porcupine to General Tarleton.

I have lately feen an account of the proceedings of a certain fociety called the "Whig Club of England," which, I am told, is made up of the refufe, the very offal of both Houses of Parliament, with the addition of disappointed candidates for places, penfions, and finecures.

From fuch a club, or rather mob as this, every thing inconfiftent and mean was to be expected; but I think it would hardly be poffible to find one of the members whose conduct fo completely fulfils fuch expectation as that of yours. You have conftantly been an advocate for the continuation of that traffic called the flave-trade, while you are at the head of a liberty club; and you prefent the Polander with a fword, as a token of your approbation of his labours in the cause of what you call liberty, when it is well known that you owe your prefent rank and pay to your having fought against him, having fought his deftruction, when he was engaged in that very caufe! There is, however, fomething wanting to render this farce complete your club fhould affemble on the banks of the river Gambia, or on board a negro veffel, and you should prefent the sword on fome plain of America.

Tarleton presenting a token of respect to Kosciusko! Ye gods! what cannot the spirit of whiggifm perform? What can it not rend afunder, and what can it not unite? As the poet fays of gold: " it folders clofe impoffibilities, and makes them kifs."

It may not be amifs to tell you, that, a few weeks ago, all the democratic papers in this country, when they thought neceffary to revive a part of the hiftory of last war, called you "the favage and bloody Tarle

ton;" but that, by this liberty-fword affair, you have wiped all off; all the blood clean off; and have regained the love and admiration of a set of as great fcoundrels as ever did honour to a rope or a gibbet. P. PORCUPINE.

THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST.

French Lies and American Cullibility.-It is not confiftent with the plan of this selection to insert articles of foreign intelligence; but it is now and then neceffary to do it, in order to fhow the connexion between foreign and domeftic politics, or to record inftances of the effect which foreign intrigues have, from time to time, produced on the people of America, or to exhibit the character of this people by the fentiments which foreign intelligence has led them to difcover. With the latter view it is that I infert the following articles from Paris papers.

Paris, June 2.-Trugot, Merlin, Charles de la Croix, and Ramel, thefe worthy fupporters of French liberty, have arrived at the moment of their difgrace; calumniated by public writers, calumniated by the Legislative Body, what they have done to fave their country ferves as a pretext to their perfecutors. Depofed by public opinion, what refiftance could they make to the enemies which the remembrance of their conduct inceffantly raised against them? The Directory is ftill filent before their accufers. Tomorrow, perhaps, they will be interrogated as vile criminals. Santhonax, Raymond, and their accomplices, are recalled. They are to be fucceeded by a commiffion, at whofe head is placed Villaret Joyéufe, a rear-admiral and an ancient officer of the marine.

Paris, June 10.After the figning of the preliminaries of peace, Bonaparte, on quitting the Auftrian provinces, collected his victorious army on the frontiers of Italy: there, in an immenfe plain he arranged his brethren in arms; there, walking from battalion to battalion, the young hero addreffed them as fol lows:

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My brave friends, you have restored peace to your country, and covered yourfelves with immor"tal glory. It is however neceffary to remain still a longer time under arms. We must yet root out * the last of our enemies. I fhall give you all your

leaves of absence, in order that you may vifit your "parents and connexions. When you fhall have ❝ embraced them, ftill think of your country. I "fhall proceed and wait for you at Calais; and am "perfuaded not one of you will be wanting at the "rendezvous*."

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On the arrival of Mr. Barthelemy, the mufic executed the following air: "Ah! how was I infpired "when I received you to my heart!" Upon the arrival of Merlin, they executed the " Hymn of Departure:" the public thought the mufic excellent .

Paris, June 13.-An English cartel has arrived at Calais with dispatches containing two packets, one for the municipality, in which was found enclosed a letter figned Grenville, by which the English Minifter, on informing them that Mr. Pitt was no longer in place, requested them to forward inftantly to the Directory the packet intended for them. Thefe dispatches contain new overtures made by the King

*It is well enough to preferve these boafting, these infolent speeches. A time will come when they may be revived with advantage.

Poor Barthelemy little dreamed, while he was liftening to this foft mufic, in what manner he fhould get our of the Direc tory.