From BE L L's ORACLE.
LONDON.
VANDERMERSCH—The Brabantins Central.
THIS illustrious veteran was born about the
year i 737 —of a family refpetftable, tho not
opulent, at Menin, a small city in Flanders.
He early embraced the profeflion of arms—and
served, with distinguished reputation, under Daun
and Laudohn, in the guert ede sept ans—Prince
Charles of Lorrain, noticed in him abilities,
and predicted future eminence.
Like Washington, the rank to which he at
tained in the army of that Sovereign, over which
he triumphed, was not high.
Like Washington, he retired to the enjoy
ment of domestic happiness, and the practice of
private virtue.
Like the American Cincinnatus, he aimed
not in retirement at the reputation of talents that
were not commensurate with the sphere in which
lie moved.
Like him his ability was only known to feledi
friends.
Like him he contemned the vauntings of hec
toring disciplinarians.
And like him in a inomtnt climbed the arduous
summit of military glory.
New-York, March 20, 1790.
Extraß of a letter from London, ifi Jan. 1790,
" Lord Hawkesbury and Mi. Grenvule
" are now actually employed in preparing the
" plan of a commercial treaty with your States
" which I doubt not will Jhortly be fully matured
" and put into a train of negociation."
Sxtratt of a letter from Providence, ( Rhode-1 (land. \
J -a. . j n/i » _ J ''
dated March 7, 1790.
" Alas For poor Rhode-liland ! doomed ft j 11 to
experience the evils attendant on anarchy and mis
rule.
The delegates of this place are just returned from
South-Kingstown, the convention having risen
last evening at ten o'clock, without accoinplilhing
the important business of their appointment.
Ihe convention stands adjourned to the 24th of
then to meet at Newport—which favour
ite measure was carried by a majority of 1.
Every objection raised against the general govern
ment was clearly obviated ; but antifederalifm,
obstinacy and ignorance, were triumphant. A
committee was early appointed to draft and re
port a bill of rights, and amendments to the con
ilitution : The former, lam told, is nearly a
copy of the Virginia bill—the latter are said to
have been colle«iled chiefly from amendments
proposed by other states. Where any thing new
has been introduced, stupidity is the characfleri
ftic feature. The old game of handing thef'e to
the people, is once moie to be played ; and yet no
mode is pointed out whereby their sentiments are
to be colle&ed. An adjournment till after our
elediioii, is intended to serve the purposes of par
ty, and obtain a re elecftion of the powers that be
or others of liinilar character.
" It is much to be lamented, that an exempti
on from foreign import and tonnage was ever
a/ked for or granted. The firft indulgence af
forded our antifeds an opportunity to dispose of
their fall produce, and they must be made to
feel, before they can be brought to a sense of du-
The great fliipmcnts of grain from America immediately to
France, and the high prices which the Americans have got and
will for a long time to come continue to get for that article, from
that kingdom and other countries on the continent of Europe,
has made our old friend Britain a litttle (harper lighted than usual.
She has looked into the cafe of the Heflian Fly rather more nar
rowly than lhe did before her proclamation came out forbidding
the importation of American grain into that island for fear of that
J'ttle infcci, and finds that it is a mere bug-bear : the truth of the
cafe is that she did not like to fee so much American commerce
going to her neighbors, for lhe well knew that large exportations
of American produce to France would produce a llronger con
nection with that country and large importations from thence
and leave a surplus in their correspondents hands in France, to
pay off the American balances to then British creditors. How
would this suit with British navigation—British manufactures and
the whole system of British policy—not to have American produce
loaded with two freights, two com millions, and all the other in
cidental charges on ihipping grain, Sec. through England to
France, ;nd having returns through the fame channel ?
A Correspondent observes it has been said that if Congress
should interfere in the regulation of the Have trade in one inftarice
they may in another, and under the pretence of introducing hu
mane regulations they may intcrdift thr business altogether. This
vs undoubtedly a fact, for it is impoflfible to mterpofe the offices of
humanity to any effect, in refpeft to this business, without cncrea
ling theexpenfe of importation in such manner as to amount to a
prohibit ion. The truth is, if you were obliged to build barns on
.board of (hips for the transportation of horses, they could not be
lent out o\ the country; it you fay that negroes> (hall be brought
l " e co "ntry in any other way than as brutes, you mud inter,
oitt the trade, to import them as humanbeinps, is entirely out of !
the queltion. - '
Extrafls from the Newport Heraid
The members of the Convention in opposition to the Conjlitnlion, met in
North-Kingflon on Sunday evening, and afteiwards at South-Kingjlon,
on Monday and Tuesday evening. At tkcfe nodurnal meetings, the ad
journment waj agreed upon, and the timefixed as teas voted by the Con
vention. One powerful reason which operated at those meetings, to in
duce an adjournment of the Convention tofo dijlant a period, was an ex
pectation that the Report of the Secretary oj the Treasury, would create
great uneasiness in the States in the Union, which would terminate in in
futretltons, and thereby would eflablijh the anti-federal power in this
State, and make it the centre of oppoption.
- From the conduct and converfihon of many of the members of the ma
jority in the (onicntion. in and cat of the Hc"f>', we have lea fev tobeHeve
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the L att "" iM which they gave to the dates,
ARRIVALS SINCE OUR LAST. NEW YORK.
Packet Antelope, Curtis, Falmouth, 62 days.
Brig Nancy, Barnard, Cape-Francois.
Brig Amelia, Lewis, St. Croix, , 7 days.
Sloop Chance, Fn%, St. Martins.
Catherine, Vilaretiga, East-Florida.
Three Friends, Davis, Boston, t 6 days.
Sally, Cary, Norfolk, 4 days.
Hancock, Brown, Rhode-Idand, 4 days
Aurora, Cahoone, do. 4 days.
Ship America, Cept. Sarly, arrived at Bombay, June 19, ,789,a1l wd
Ship Jay, toas at Bombay at the fame time.
By the British Packet Antelope, in ,62 'days from
talmouth we have received Englijh new/papers
dwntothe mimth 0/January, from whichwe
have feltlUd the following
European Intelligence.
L O N D O N, Jan. 9.
letters from Paris on Thursday bring us
Wcurious intelligence. The Marquis delaFayette
received information of a new conspiracy being
formed against the liberties of the people.
He made known to the King what he had dis
covered but at the fame time said, that he had
not heard enough to juftify him in any proceed
ings. He made further enquiries however, and
learned that a Monsieur de Favras, a gentleman
inthefuite of Monsieur the King's brother, had
been endeavoring to corrupt the National militia
that a number of high perfonswere concerned,
and that the plan was to corrupt 30,000 of the :
Paris guard, with wjjich they weretofeize on the
Government of Paris—to kill the Mayor, the
Marquis de la Fayette, and other distinguished
patriots. Two officers engaged in the plot made
this confeflion, and on Thursday last the Sieur de
t avi as, his wife, and two more persons were ta
ken up—and the guards were inpurfuit of sever
al others.
Whatever truth there may be in this new plot,
it had a most extraordinary effect in inflaming the
public mind—and in a paper published oiiFrulay,
it wasaflerted, that Monsieur the King's brother
was concerned—and that, in particular, a loan
had been negociatedin his name, and money rai
sed for the purpose of carrying into execution
this new contrivance. This accusation induced
Monsieur to go to the Aflembly of the Represen
tatives of the Commons, at the Hotel-de-Ville,
(which answers to our Court of Common-Courtcil
at Guildhall) on Saturday afternoon—He was re
ceived with ceremony by twelve members, and
placed next to the Major. A refpertful silence
fuccecdecl touniverfal plaudits, and Monsieur ad
drefled them in a speech to the following effetft:
" The Sieur de Favras having been, on the
evening of the proceeding Thursday, arretted un
der fufpicon of a conspiracy againlt the Chiefs of
the Municipality, and against the peace and liber
ty of the public—there had appeared a paper, as
audacious as calumniating, in which he had been
implicated, as having had particular connexions
with the Sieur de Favras. Monsieur declared,
that in quality ofa citizen of Paris,he had thought
it his duty to come into the midftofhis fellow ci
tizens, to explain the relation in which he stood
with this fulpecfted individual, who had been for
some time in his suite. He said, that having oc
casion for a sum of money, for the expences of his
houfhold, tlieSieurde Favras had offered to pro
cure a loan for him, of two millions, from the
Dutch Bankers—he had accepted the offer, and
had signed obligations to this amount. This was
the whole of the negociation he had with the
Sieur de Favras."
Monsieur added, " that he was lure they did
not exped: to hear him attempt to juftify himfelf
from any participation in an enterprise so infa
mous as the conspiracy in queflion—that his pub
lic condudl, and his well-known sentiments would
put him above all such suspicions—that after the
second meeting of the Notables he had forefeen
the revolution, and that, on every occasion, he
had demonstrated himfelf to be a friend to the
liberty of the people, and the public good. I
have always thought (said Monsieur) that the au
thority of the King ought to be the basis of na
tional liberty, as national liberty is the firmeft
support of the authority of the King."
This speech was delivered with elegance and
simplicity—and, both in the stile and manner,
was correct and polilhed. It was received with
the most lively acclamations.
The Mayor answered his Highness with that
propriety and elevation of sentiment which has
characterized his eloquence through the whole
of his memorable progress.—As Mayor of Paris,
he did not rife, but spoke fitting, as Monsieur had
don; so.
The flame of liberty has at length reached
even Rome, where the populace, headed by many
of the most ancient families,have already demand-
391
Ed a municipal and free government—His Holi
ness the Pope was at Frellati, when our advices
left Italy ; but his return was fixed for Christmas
eve, when a categorical answer to the popular re
quiiitions was looked for.
FRANCE.
national assembly
. December jo.
THE articles proposed on Monday, to oblige
all persons concerned in the management of pub
lic money, to give in their accounts, with a re
trofpecl: of ten years, to the New Aflemblies of
Adiiiiniftration, were decreed.
The following letter f rom hlonf eur was read:
" Mr. President,
I he detention of M. Favras having been the
occasion of calumnies, in which an inclination
was (hewn to involve me; and the Committee of
Police for the city having the affair at this 1110.
ment before them, I thought it became me to
make a declaration to the Community of Paris,
that should leave in the minds of worthy citizens
none of those doubts with which endeavors had
been used to inspire them. I also think it my
duty to inform the National Aflembly ofthisftep,
because the King's brother ought to preserve him
felf even from f'ufpicion, and because the affair
of M. de I avras is of too serious a nature not to
engage the attention of the Aflembly sooner or
later. As I cannot in person declare to the Aflem
bly my desire that all the details respecting this
business should bepublicly known, I shall be much
obliged to you to read this letter in my name,
and also the speech which I delivered the day be
fore yesterday, as the faithful expression of my
truest and most profound sentiments.
" I entreatyou, Mr. President, to be persuaded
of my affectionate regard.
(Signed) " LOUIS ZAVIER."
It may be proper to add here, that the Com
mittee, at the Hotelde Ville, have ordered Tho
mas de Mahi, Marquis of Favras, and Victoria
Edwidge Caroline, Princess of Anhalt Chairiboi <*,
his wife, to be presented ; and alio offered a re
ward of 500 louis d'ors to any person who shall
discover the author of a written hand-bill, signed
Uarauz, charging Monsieur with beingan accom
plice in the crime alledged against them.
LONDON.
The Herald informs us, that M. tie Mirabeau
comes into the National Allembly intoxicated.
The Warid speaks of his nineteenth duel. As
both these prints are venal, and virulent tradn*
cers of French patriotifin, there is realon to be
lieve, that they have fupprelled the addition of
Vicompte, that the public might confound the
person spoken of with the Count de Mirabeau,
and thus load him with the oboloquy of revels
and of broils. Theperfon of whom the two pa
ragraphs are true,is the Vkompte de Mirabeau,
the brother and enemy of the Great Mirabeau.
It is reported that the Turks have at last relea
sed M. de Bulgakow, the Ruffian Minister, from
the seven towers, and that he embarked on board
la Badine French frigate, commanded by the
Prince de Rohan, which arrived at T«iefte the
3d ultimo, after a paflage of twenty-one days,
from the Dardenelles.
Extrad of a letter from L 'tJbon Dec. 20,
" The American veilels have arrived in such
numbers lately, as to have wholly relieved us
from the disasters that might have been otherwise
expecfied. Most of the lhips have returned home
with wine and fruit—it being an arti
cle of commerce between Portugal and America,
that the Americans, for any cargoes they (hould
bring over, shall receive one half in the produce
of this country."
Extrad of a letter from Bruffeh, Jan. j.
" The disputes I before informed you of still
continue. The Clergy and Nobles want to mono
polize all authority, and the Tiers Etat will allow
them none ; the former begin to wish the Empe
ror had the country again, and indeed he eannoc
be said to have loft it, whilst he maintains the
garrisons of Luxembourg and Antwerp ; the lat
ter, however, is likely soon to be in the hands of
the people, but there is scarce a pofTibility of their
getting pofleffion of the former, although Gene
ral Vander Merfch has marched a numerous army
again ft it. Seven thoufandot the Electoral troops
of Cologne were to have marched to reinforce
General Dalton's army, but they were flopped
by the Prufiian army in the Liege country."
The King of the two Sicilies has publiJhed an
Editfl of restraint and diminished privilege 011
Monastic life. Vows are prohibited before 2J
years of age; and thofevows already taken, pri
or to that age, are absolved.
Further accounts by the Packet Jiate : That there is a profpett of peace
between the Emperor and the Turks : That the Imperial Chamber has is
sued a severe decree againfl the people of Liege : That 4th Jan. icas ap
pointed as a day of public rejoicing in the Brabantine Territories on ac
count oj the fuccejs of the patriots ; a medal is to be Jlruck on th&occafion.
The national AJJemblyis proceeding in the important business of compleat
ing the organization oj the New Government ; and making such arrange
ments as fhallfecure the freedom, peace, and prosperity of the kingdom :
The King of the two Sicilies, is clipping the privileges oj the clergy in his
dominions : Luxeruburgh and Antwerp areJlill in the hands of the Em- '
peror s troops : the former is besieged by the patriots : the emperor is again
sick : a treaty is concluded between Prussia and Poland, on new years day
the national assembly presented loyal addrejfes to the King and Queen
which were very graciously received.