.ion, n«r pjopoitfJ w ih p«ul:o « . re :oi. -de- i il su cool, as
well as a pioper meai'ure, and believed, that the more coolly it
was examined, the more proper it would appear.' If any thing
was to be done, let it he lorn 'thing that will be effectual.
As to the tfiftinftion propoted between nations in treaty and
not in treaty* that point had been difr« ( Ti*d and decided on yes
terday, .and wa* up part ot trie argument to day. It was agreed
on all hands, that rhemeafure reported by the committee was le
velled agaimt a part'icutai nation, .though it was not named. Why
t'ten oftertMoly nvo've other nations tor whom it was not intcud
ed ? And by muk.ng no difference in favor ot those m'treaty,
fearh otheis to consider a treaty with us as of no value? He
Lid we were the Jets leftraitied from making the diftinftion, be
oaufe the nation against which the measure was designed to ope
rare, had not hefuated to let the example, as far as her fuppofid
mtereftwent. He had, he said, before ihewn, thatthe principle on
\vhich the trade with the Weft-Indies was regulated by Great-
Jiritain, was a departure from the principle of her navigation ast :
accoidmn; to that ast, all other nations were allowed to carry di
reftlv their own produce in their own veiled, wherever the fame
trade was allowed by the ast to Bntirti v;ilels.
A genrifman from Pennfylvana (Mr. Fitzfimons) was afraid the
mrafure was too bold a one. But why, he asked, was it too bold,
if, as the weighty information andaiguments of the gentleman
himfelf had fh.-wn there was no danger ? if the existence of the
Weft-Indies, and the prosperity of Great-Bitain, depended so
materially on the trade with the United States, that it would be
madness in her to hazard an interruption of it ?
Mr. Madison then proceeded tore iew the European and Weft-
India commerce of the United States. He stated the imports to
f>e, from Europe, about 3,039,0001. sterling; from the Weft-In
dies 927,4381. —total, 3.966,438!. The exports to Europe,
3,202,448!. —to the Weft-Indies, 941,55 aj.— total, 4,144,000].
He (lated the export and return freight to Europe, to be esti
mated at 500,000!. sterling; to the Weft-Indies, 250,000!. —total,
750.000!. J-orthe return freight, which waseftimated at one
tenth ot the export freight, he deducted 45,45 jl. 10s. which left
lor the value ot the export freight to Europe 454.5451. 10s. By
applying a like rule to the Weft-India freight, he made the total
export freight to amount to 681,8181. ss. sterling; of this he
computed two thirds, or 454.5451.105. to be enjoyed by BrttifH
vrtfeis. He took not ce here, that the proportion of foreign to
Britilh tonnage, employed in the exports of Great-Britain, was
,ftatcd by I.ord as no more than one to twelve.
This amount of the freight, he said, at 21. sterling per ton, em
ploys 2 7,272 ton* of (hipping ; or, allowing two voyages a year,
568 veffelsofaoo tons burthen each.
Th's fhiopmg, he said, allowing Ax men to 100 tons, employs
6816 seamen ; or allowing one man to 15 tons, which was perhaps
a bettei eitnnate, seamen.
He aflced whether it was conceivable that Great-Britain would
give up all these advantages, rather than put the commerce of the
two countries on such a footing as would be reasonable and reci
procal ? Whether the would throw awav. and into rival hands too,
a height of near hall a million tlerling ? Whether lhe could bear
to fee between 5 and 600 vciTel# rotting in port, or fold to others
to be einyloyed intbs bifmefs iaciificed by her ? He asked what
would become of 7or Boco seamen. thus turned out of employ
ment ? And whether they would not enter into the ferviceof other
nations, and particularly of the United States, to be employed in
the exportation of our produce.
He took notice of the immense lot* that would be sustained by
the Btitifh merchants, on the capital employed in the American
trade, particularly the rice and tobacco. New 100,000 hhds. of
tobacco, not more than 10 or 12,000 of which was consumed in
Great-Britain, anqually went almost all through their hands.
The famething might be said of 100,000 barrels of rice annually
exported from the United States.
The msnufa&urers. he said, would be dill more distressed by
the want of the American market. Many articles, which were
luxuries to this country, and which it wqjjld be better without,
gave bread to that elafs of people. Their distresses would increase
the spirit of emigration, already fomuch dreaded by the policy of
that nation. He observed that Great-Britain would be the more
unwilling to rifle an interruption of her trade to the United States,
beeaufe it would hasten the efttblifhmerit of American mtnufac
fures, which (he always had endeavoured to prevent, and thereby
cut off for ever this important market for her's. He laid such a
danger would be particularly alarming, as her three great staple
fttanu failures, of leather, iron and wool, were thufe which were
making the greatest progress in this country, and would be moll
■ ided at her expence.
As to the British Weft-Indies, it had been fully (hewn, he
said, that thev could neither prosper nor subsist without the market
ot the United States ; they were fed from our granaries.—With-
out our lumber, which it was admitted could be tupplied no where
e]fe, they could not carry on their trade orfupport their eftjblifh
nirms. In the sale of their rum, on which the profits of their la
bour ess ntially depended, they had no resource but in the con
sumption of this country. He said the whole amount of rum sent
to otnerXoreisjn countries did not exceed 8 or 900,000 gallons,
which was i«oi more than one-fifth of what was imported into the
United States ; besides their loss in this refpes, thev would have
chc mortification to fee the vacancy in our market filled bv rum
made from molafles supplied by rival iHands. In cafe of war,
which happened: every ten or a dozen years, or a moment of fa
mine, which happened every three or four, he said the condition
ot the Bntifh lflands must evidently be such, that (he would not
fail to provide against the contingency,by proper concefllons, unless
lhe lhould infer from our conduct that they arr not neceflary.
He added, as a coofideration which he thought of great weight,
in favour of th? measure. that in cafe any negociations ftiould take
place, it would put our executive on proper ground. At present
the trade with Great-Brit«»in whs precisely in that situation which
herintereft required, and her King could moreover regulate it ac
cording to cir. umftances. On our part the executive could nei
ther otfer nor witdraw any thing. He could oiler nothing, be
caufc Great-Britain was already in poflcfljon of every commercial
privilege Hie desired. He could not lay, give us reciprocal privi
leges, or your's fhallbe withdrawn, becaule this mull be a legisla
tive act. By pafling the ast proposed, the executive will be ena
bled to speak a language proper for the occasion. He can fay, if
you do not give the United .States proper privileges, those given
to you shall not be continued. (To be continued.)
GENOA, March 13.
CONSIDERABLE magazines have been for
some time forming in the eitates of his Sar.
dinian Majesty—the fortifications are repairing,
and the troops augmenting ; every diftri<ft, how
small soever it may be, is to furpilh 1 t men, and
the towns double that number, betides which a
corps of 15,000 men areailembling to serve wherc
ever occasion may require.
VIENNA, March 24,
Yesterday we received the important news from
Constantinople, by the way of Venice and Trieste,
that the treaty of alliance between Prufliaand the
Porte had been signed by the Englifli Ambaflador,
and that other christian powers, namely, Sweden
and Poland, would also enter into it.
PARIS, March 2t
M. Neckcr's health seems to decline daily. His
hepatical choli.s denote that the liver is touched,
and he is altograher in a very critical ltate.
L O N DON, April 10.
The French National Gazette; a patriotic pa
per, printed at Paris) is prefaced with the tollow
ing principles :
1. Man is an independent, bei-ng by nature—
and yet he has been every where the flaveot del
potifin, as soon as he has eltabliflied any thing like
regular society.
2. Several nations, after lhakingofFthe yoke of
afingle tyrant, have neverthelels soon found theii
condition no ocherwlfe altered, than by changing
one tyrant for many.
3. The eighteenth century feenis pregnant
with a revolution better combined, better direct
ed, and more universal than any preceding, anil
founded upon a more durable basis.
4. To establish the rights of mankind upon a
sure footing, it is neccflliry to go back to the o;1
gin of those mi Hakes, which have been the caule
of the loss of their liberty.
J. That mankind may not mistake a change
rom one species of slavery to another for liberty,
hey ought to be .acquainted with'the nature of
.he ancient ariftqeracies, which were nothing
more than the tyranny of the few over' ihe ma
ny, as also with that of the democracies, w.hich
by degenerating into mob governments, were
noching eife but the tyranny of the populace o
ver the persons arid properties of the wealthier
part of the citizen*.
6- That the friends and enemies of liberty
may know how to eltimate the success that may
be expedited trom their attempts to hasten or re
tard a revolution, it isnecetlary to convince both
of the truth of this proposition, that a long con
tinued state of opprefiion will finally awaken a
spirit of liberty ; and that every nation, consi
dered as an aggregate body, has its eyes always
open to the attempts of its enemies, as well as to
the faults and errors of its benefactors.
7. As we have reason to hope that the labors of
the National Alleinbly will be of advantage to
more than one generation, and that more than
one nation will follow our example, it is our opi
nion, that as good Frenchmen, it is our duty to
give a complete hillory of our revolution, in a
separate lheet, to be published once a week.
An adtion was brought at Leeds by a youn<» la
dy against a gentleman for a breach of promifeof
marriage. The contrast that had been previous
ly signed by the parties was something lingular,
and was as follows :\" A's love is the fubliniel of
all passions, and has been the universal conqueror
of mankind, we are not ashamed to own its in
fluence, and do hereby agree to unite our hands
and hearts in the silken bands of matrimony, as
witiief* our hands, #fc." The jury found a ver
dict for the plaintiff with 2001. damages.
The council of Madrid has itnpofed a duty of
five per cent, in addition to the existing duties,
upon French goods imported into Spain. Other
accounts fay, that this duty is not restricted to
French goods, but extends to tliofe of every na
tion in Europe.
A deputation from Bourdeaux has arrived at
Paris, and offered 011 the part of their condim
ents to aid the views of the national aflembly to
best of their power, and have prayed that
their municipality maybe dirertetl to form it Pelf
on the model of that of Paris.
The dispositions making by Field Marshal Lau
dohn to oppose the King of Pruflia in Bohemia,
should he dare to attack the Austrian dominions,
are To well directed, and the people seem To una
nimous in approving the choice of the Marshal to
diretft all military matters, that it is probable the
Kingot Prulfia will think it molt prudent to re
main quiet for the present.
The Hates of landers and Hannau, have both
declared themselves ltrongly in favor of return
ing to the allegiance of the new King of Hungary
011 the terms proposed by his Majesty. Every
prudent citizen would wish. to do the fame, for it
is impossible now to mistake the motives and ac
tions of the clergy of Brabant, whose sole view
is to aggrandize themselves at the l'acrifice of the
country at large.
Can it be wondered that the capital of France
ftiould be a scene of tumult, fear and dittrels
when we consider for a moment how coiifidera
ble a body of men have fufFered by the revolution.
The abolition of the Noblefle, Clergy, Parlia
ment, Pensions, &c. have reduced so many person*
to absolute dillrefs on the one hand, and the to
tal ltagnation of commerce, and the consequent
want of money on the other, cannot fail to keep
j.5 citizens in continual alarm of some great and
difaltrous event. Ihe Palais Royale in Paris is
every evening filled with politicians, who freelv
and loudly difcufsthe present fituatii>n of affairs'
The democratic party, assisted by the national'
guard, keep the Arillocratics a little in a<v e and
they even go so far as to shut up the Coffee houses
where any of the latter are supposed to meet
"An evening paper fays, we have often heard
oi the Lord s prayer, being written in the com
pass of a (hilling, but have lately seen a piece of
paper of that dimension, which contains in manu
icnpt, the Lord's prayer, the Creed, the ten com.
482
mandments, PfaljuS 11 i; ,13 132,- r?,
and 15Q ; 9th chapter of Proverbs, Prayer of vj'.
ChryfoiVom, two Collects, Prayer for the Royal
Kanuly, Nobility, Clergy, &c. &c. the blessing ;n'd
Junior, 1702, the name of the writer. Thiscuri
ofity is in the poflcflion of Mr. John Reedet. of
Brighton, who being an auctioneer at a i'i]~
where it was lately fold, purchased it on very ta .
fy terms. It is not legible without a good glaft."
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
FAIRY TALE.
(A M / M / T A T I 0 X.J
CANTO 11.
Here ? •iduf}v{ and truth wejnd,
tut IJure receive t{teir due;
And tames prove they can be kwd %
IfMoYta/s can be true.
SWEET music fills the glitt'rinj; hall,
The Monarch graccftil ope's the ball,
Then all the train begin ;
With merry pranks, the sprightly elves,
In active gambols plrafe themfeives,
iilythe sports, ne meli'd with fin.
Now here, now there, was Robin seen,
There with the King—here with the ,
all aroupd ;
With nv rry jest. or merry tale,
Or witchen ; withouten fail,
In ev'ry he's
t{ Ccdff cv'ry sport." Hie Monireh cried,
14 Same mortal hither ward doth (Iridc—
'• Lft cv'ry found be still."
All hulh'd they fland, j»M all intent,
Ail anxious wait ng the event,
Unknown if good or ill.
Advancing thro' the ruin? drear,
A mortal's echoing steps they hear,
And fact approachen nigh ;
The door was (hut :—A gentle knock,
Enttrateth courteous to unlock—
And ftraigbt they hear a sigh.
spoke :—the door wide flew—
And ff-'ve a beauteous youth to view,
All dripping from the storm ;
In arms the (tripling was array'd.
And fho* his face befooke a maid,
» Full manly was his torn 1 .
His auburn hair f which e'en the rain,
Had try'd to rob of rurls in vain)
From glitt'ring helmet ftrayVJ ;
At fi»ft lurpnzed and abound,
He modestly forfook his ground,
Thou bow'J, advane'd, and fa id.
Who r'f r ye be, O bcinps bright,
c< 1 hat foort away the dreary nio;ht,
41 Nor heed the jarriug wind ;
11 Or he ve angels, fnrites or elves ;
u Who thus so <;amefon>r, please vourfuves,
* 4 To one fore croU'd, be kind !
\\ i il pleas'd ihc monarch view'd the youth ;
Whole Face bespoke a foul of truth,
And virtues rare poflfcfs'd ;
Bos hrtit to try him, dark! he frown'd,
And roll'd his azure een around,
Then thus his court addrcU'J.
Some envious spirit sure to-night,
" Doth llriveto spoil out sports in spite,
<c And leads these mortals here !
" Rut fore the caitiff shall repent,
1 he froward w;fh that him haih sens,
11 To prv out Fairies gear.
Xo ["toward wish," th'* youth f eply'd,
" Bc't ill or gooA that shall betide,
" Misfortune brought me here »
Quoth Robin, " be hefalfe oi true,
" c have a trick wil! quickly shew—
" If true vou've nought to fear.
No tricks on me"—replyM the youth—
" * W 'H not answer for my truth,
M) fuord I know is true,
" I more than once have try'd the blade."—
And as these w rds the younger said,
The glitt'ring blade he drew.
" If beings of fupcrior kind,
Your power extends to know the mind,
ic And judge if falfe or true ;
But if of mortal mould ye are,
" Airail me not :—or here I swear,
" I'll make ye cause to rue.
Hard is his lot who wanders far,
" And braves the fierceft front of war,
In hopes his friends to find ; y
w hen return*d meets nought but woes,
And finds for friends, mod t»ait'rous toes,
4< And e'en the heav'ns unkind.
" t did not »s a robber comr,
»Vor as a spy ; but far from home,
By chance am led this way,
I ask a place to lay me down.
And dry metill the storm isdon<" -
'* Ne tricks on me ycu play.*'
Hi>blade high lifted n his hand,
W hen Robin wav'd his liiyw^nd,
Like statue he stood.
Down drop'd the sword and chng'd floor,
oo great is Fairjes 'chanting pow'r,
The Granger's lix'd as wood.
Obcron said, «« now teil thy tale,
" ne n fd to wail,
" The falling in our hands.
T he virtuous roor'al we revere,
How'e'er diftrefs'd and poor his gear,
14 He's lov'd by Fairy bands.
(To be continued.)
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■ Dlind crews," read " blind newt."
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