1 '*
DISCOURSES ON DAVILA.
NO. XIX. —CONCLUDSD.
Mais fun etl'autre Guifc out eu moins de fcrupulc.
chcfs ambiticuK d'un peuple trop credulc,
Couvrant leurs mterets de l'inteiet des cieux
Out conduit dans le piegc un pcuple furieux.
EAGLE EY£D, high foal'd ambition, feldam
mifles its opportunity. TheGuife3 refolvcd
to profit of a conjuncture so advantageous to ce
ment and increase their power, by causing the
fall of ilieir rivals to promote their own eleva
tion, as poisons are sometimes, by uncommon
(kill converted into remedies. They entered the
King's apartments, without the knowledge of the
Queen, affecting with terror to exaggerate the
danger; they declared all was reported to be plot
ted again ft: the government, his molt faithful fub
jetfts, and his royal person. They remonstrated
to him, that the danger was imminent, that the
confpiraiors were already atthe gates of Amboife,
■with forces much more formidable and numer
ous than had been fufpeifted. Finally they de
manded orders, the promptitude and energy of
which fhpuld be proportioned to the grandeur
and proximiiy of the danger. The King, na
tSwrally timid as well as weak, and at this moment
foicibly ltricken with the greatness of the dan
ger which threatened liini, ordered the Queen,
and all his ministers to be called, toconfult on the
means proper to repress the impetuosity of so vio
lent a rebellion. Nothing was seen on all fides
but fubjetfts of terror : Every measure that was
Jjropofed appeared hazardous. The Cardinal of
Lorrain exhausted all his artifices and all his elo
quence to exaggerate the danger and increase the
irrefolntion. The king incapable of deciding,
and of fuilaining the weight of government in
tircumftances so critical, nominated, of his own
mcie motion, the Duke of Guise, his Lieutenant
General, with full and compleat authority. He
added, that not feeling himfelf adequate to art,
lie abandoned to the prudence and valor of the
Duke, the conduct of his kingdom, and the care
of appealing the troubles which agitated it.
Catharine, although Ihe felt an indignation at
this bold attempt, could not oppose it, without
an'open rupture with the Guises, in a moment
when the fafety of the State depended on their
union. She perceived the occasion there was for
a Chief, whose experience and reputation might
take place of the imbecility and irresolution of
the king, as likely to enervate the courage of his
own troops,as to increafethe insolence of his ene
mies. Monafchs the most abfolate, and even re
publics the tnoft jealous of their liberty, had of
ten conferred the fupremc authority on a iimple
man, when the greatness of dangers had appear
ed to require a refburce so extraordinary. Be
sides these views, which regarded the preserva
tion of her son and his States, she forefaw the
carnage, which could ;iot fail to be made, and
that the hatred of the Princes of the blood, and
the enmity of the people would fall necefiarily
on the Duke of Guise commanding alone, with
an absolute authority.
The integrity of the Chancellor Olivier, was
dill an obstacle ; little fatisfied that an autho
rity so unlimited fliould be granted to a subject,
he appeared to suspend hisjudginent. His credit
and firmnefs might have prolonged, ifnot defeat
ed the liicafure. The Queen Mother however
determined him, by alledging, that as soon as the
storm fliould be diflipated, they might restrain
hy new edids and frefh declarations the excelfive
power to be given to the Duke, and confine him
within the bounds of duty and reason ; that it
was the iniereft of all, that the effufion of blood
fliould be done by the l'ole orders of the Duke,
•and that neither the King, his relations, or mi
nisters, fliould appear to dip their hands in it.
The Chancellor persuaded by these reflexions,
lealcd thecominiffion, giving to the Duke of Guise
the title and authority ot Lieutenant General of
the King, in all the provinces and territories of
his obedience, with absolute power, as well in
civil as military affairs.
The Duke as soon as he hail obtained the dig
nity and authority which he had always desired,
turned his attention to suppress the conspiracy.
He made able and soldierlike arrangements for
defending the caille and village of Amboife, and
lent out parties of cavalry as well as infantry to
attack the infqrgenfs. A detail oftheir lkirmifh
es would be as little interesting, as it would be to
the purppfe we have in view. Laßcnaudie fought
■with a bravery which well became the P rot eft ant
cause, and fell with Pardaillan, his antagonist,
in the combat—though his soldiers collected in
liajle, could not Hand against veteran troops.—
A Capt. L.igniers, one of the conspirators, terri
iied at thegreatnefs of tbedanger, in the moment
of execution, or stricken with temorfe, or desir
ous of making his court, abandoned his accom
plices, and galloped by another road to Amboil'e.
He detailed to the King and Queen, the quality
and number of the conspirators, the names of their
chiefs, and the roads by which they were ap
proaching. The Prince de Conde was iinmedi
ately put under guard, by order of the king, to
hinder liiiu in any manner from favoring the
enterprise of the insurgents, as heliad pr&fmfed
them* The conspirators in fine were defeated
and dispersed. Some perished in the flames of
the houses to which they fled—others weie han
ged upon the trees in the neighbourhood, or on
the battlements of the castle. Multitudes were
maflacied in the neighbourhood of Aniboife ; the
loife was covered with dead bodies—the blooil
run in streams in the ltreet—and the public pla
ces were filled with bodies hanging on gallows s.
The punishment of these inilerable men, tor
mented by the soldiers, and butchered by execu
tioners—feverities,which the Guises, thought ne
cellary, became the source of carnage, and of ri
vers of blood, which deluged France for many
years in a' rnoft tragical and deplorable manner.
FROM THE CHARLESTON CITY GAZETTE.
AS there are various accounts refpedtlng Mr.
M'Gillivray, the famous Chief of the
Creek Indians, the following iliort flcetch may
be depended on, it being related by one of his
old fchool-fellows About the year 1759, Alex
ander M'Gillivray, then a yonth of 10 years of
age, was sent by his father from the Creek na
tion to this city, and committed to the care ot
Mr.Farquhar M'Gillivray,arelation of his father's
by whom he was placed under the tuition of Mr.
George Sheed, who was then, and now is an emi
nent tnjrli/h master, having adled in that capacity
upwards of forty years in this city, with great re
putation. He was taught the latin language by
Mr. William Henderfon, one of the masters of
the free school, and who was lately one of the
Critical Reviewers in London. At theageof 17,
Mr. M'Gillivray was sent to Savannah, and pla
ced in the counting-house of General Elbert—he
was afterwards some time in the house of Mellrs
Alexander Ingles and Co. During his apprentice
fliip he was so fond of study that he devoted
much more of his time to reading of liiftory than
tothe acquisition of mercantile knowledge. On
this representation being made to his father, he
was sent for to the Creek nation, since which he
has been raised to his present exalted ftarion, his
countrymen, the Creeks, having chosen him their
king; and his Catholic Majelty, having, it is
said, promoted him to the rank of a Brigadier
General in his service. His letters, which have at
different times been made public, plainly evince
the ltrength of his understanding—and his gener
al character, as a man of undaunted courage and
unblemished integrity, is very generally agreed
on by such as have had the pleasure o'f his ac
quaintance. '
Newport, (R. I.) August 20, 1790.
ADDRESS
OF THE MASTFR, \yARbFNS, AND BRETHREN OF
KING DAVID'S LODGE.
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WE the Master, Wardens, and Brethren of
King David's Lodge, in Newport, Rhode-
Island, joyfully embrace this opportunity, to
greet you as a Brother, and to hail you welcome
to Rhode-Island.
We exult in the thought, that as Malonry lias
always been patronized by the wife, the good,
and the great, so hath it stood, and ever will
Hand, as its fixtures are on the immutable pillars
of faith, hope and charity.
With unspeakable pleasure, we gratulate you
as fiTling the Presidential Chair, with the ap
plause of a numerous and enlightened people—
wliilft at the fatne time, we felicitate ourselves
in the honor done the Brotherhood, by your ma
ny exemplary virtues, and emanations of good
ness proceeding from a heart worthy of pofleffing
the ancient mysteries of our Craft,being persuad
ed that the wisdom and grace, with which Hea
ven has endowed you, will ever fqutre all your
thoughts, words and a&ions by the eternal laws
of honor, equity and truth; so as to promote
the advancement of all good works, your own
happiness, and that of mankind. Permit us then,
illuttrious Brother, cordially to salute you, with
Three times Three, and to add our fervent (appli
cations, that the Sovereign Architect of the Uni
verse may always en-comj>afs you with his holy
protection.
MosesSeixas, Majler, l
Henry Sherburne, J
By Order, William Littlefield, Secry.
Newport, Augujl 17, 1790.
TO THE MASTER, WARDENS AND BRETHREN OF
KING-DAVID S LODGE, IN NEWPORT, RHODE-ISLAND.
GENTLEMEN,
I RECEIVE the welcome which you give me to
Rhode-Island with pleasure—and 1 acknow
ledge my obligations for the flattering exprefli
ons of regaid contained _iji your address with
grateful sincerity.— persuaded that a jnft
application of the principles on which the Ma
sonic Fraternity is founded, mult be promotive
of private virtue and public prosperity, I {hall
always be happy to advance the iiiterell of the
Society, and to be considered by them as a de
serving Brother.—My best wishes, Gentlemen,
:ye offered for your individual happiness.
592
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
PRICE CURRENT- MEW-YORK.
SEPTEMBER ,o-
Jamaica Spirits, 5/6.
Antigua Rum, 4/9. a 5/.
St. Croix, do. 4JB.
Country, do. 3/3
Molasses, 2jß'
Brandy, *J.
Geneva, 5/6.
Do. in cases, <pf.
Muscovado Sugar, 80s. a 72/.
Loaf, do. 1/4.
Lump, do. iAj.
Pepper, 3/
Pimento, 1 f6.
Coffee, 1/3. 1/4.
Indigo, (Carolina) 3_/I a 6f-
Do. French, tB/. 10f.
•lice, 26/.
Supwfine Flour, 54f. \
Common do. 46/.
Rye do. a 28f.
Indian Meal, 18/T 20/ I
Rve, 5/. pr. bujk.
Waeat, 8/*. a sj.
Corn, (Southern) 3/6.
Do. (Northern,) 4
Beef, firft quality, oof.
Pork, firft. quality,
Oats, 2/2.
Flax-feed, 4/6.
Ship bread per cwt. 2if. 24./.
Country refined > fl ,
bar-iron, ) u
Do. bloomery, 261.
Swedes do. 451.
Russia do. 301.
Pig-iron, 81 10f. a gl.
Oerman steel, 9*.per lb.
Nails American, by calk. ) 14^-
per. Ib. 4d. >
Do. do. do. 6d. 12d.
Do. do. do. Bd.
Do. do. do. iod.}
Do. do. do- i2d.fl, RX j
Do. do. do. 5 2
Do. do. do, 24d.)
Pot dfli, per tor, 40!. 16f.
Pearl aih, 571.
Bees-wax per lb. 2/2.
Mackaiel per barr. 26f. & 3of.
Herrings, 18\f. 16f
Mahogany, Jamaica, )
per foot, 5
Dominico, do. 9d.
Honduras, do. 7d.
Logwood unchipped,pT.toti. 81.
Do. chippid. 141.
2 inch white oak ) , IQ ,
plank, per m. ) J
1 inch do. 51.
2 inch white pine plat):, 81.
i£ inch do. 61. 10f.
1 inch do. 31. \of.
2 inch pitch pine do. 101.
Do. 22 inch do. 11. Bf.
Cedar 2 inch do, 11. 10/"
iA inch do. 61. lof.
l inch do. 4!.
Pitch pine scantling, 31. 8/!
Cyprus 2 feet ftiingles, 11. 1 of.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE LOTTERY.
THE Managers as the STATE LOTTERY, prcCent the Public
with the Fnrft C'afs of the Majf<xhnfctts fcni-dnnual State Lot
tery, which will commence drawing in the Reprcfcntatirts* Chamber,
in Boftorr, on the Seventeenth of March next, or sooner, if the
Tickets shall be disposed of.
SC H E ME
NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE.
25",ooo Tickets, at Five Dollars each, are
125,000 Dollars, to be paid in the following Prizes, lubjettto*
deduct ion of ttvclte and an half per cent, for the use of the Com
monwealth,
Prizes.
i oT
&
3
6
10
3°
8o .
90
IQO
I to
161
£00
7585
8388 Prizes.
16612 Blanks.
$T TICKETS may be had of the several Managers,
pay the Prises on demand—of the TREASURER o'
wealth—of JAMES WHITE, at his Book-Store, Franklin 1-*" >
Couft-Slrect, and at other places as usual.
BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jun.l
DAVID COEB,
SAMUEL COOPER, } Managers.
GEORGE R. MINOT, I
JOHN KNEELAND, J
Bojlon, July 28, 8790.
TO BE LET,
On very low terms—and entered, upon immediately, until the Jift °f
THATelegant new TWO* STORY BRICK HOUSE» in Je
Bowery-Lane, formerly occupied by Robekt
Livingston, deceased ; it has seven Fire Places wu
Cellar under the whole House—a convenient out-Hou e
ha CoiCh " Houfe '
(2 w. t. f.) Cerfirttm Dock.
NOTICE.
IC7 7 ' 4LL ferfons having demands *
Household of the PRESIDENT of the Untied M""*
are re que fled to exhibit their accounts for fettle*™,
at his late Dwelling i* Broad-Way, before the i jl»
of September. 179°*
Dollars at Bs.
Do. 22 inch do. xl. $/.
Do. iB. inch do. iS/
3utt white oak staves,
Pipe do. do. 9 1. ™ 1 '
Hogffcead" do. do. 61. tof
Do. do. heading, 81,
Irish. barrel do. staves, 41.
HoglHead red oak do. c[.
Do. French do. ''
HogQiead hoops, 41..
Whiteoak square timber )
per square foot, C lo ®'
Red wood, per ton, 181.
Fufl-ick, 101.
Beaver, per lb. 15f. a i 6 /4
Ot( r per flcin, 9f. yj.
Grey fox, 4/7.
Martin, 4/io.
Racoon, 3J6 a 7/6.
Muflcrat, lOtt.ai^d.
Beaver hats, 64/
Castor do. 48f.
Chocolate, 34^.
Cocoa. 70s a 80[
Cotton, 2f.
Tar, pr. bar. 18J.
Pitch, 14^
Turpentine, 22/. a
Tobacco, James River, Aj.aoU.
DO. York, 4 i. a 3J.
Do. Rappahanock, 2d a $£</.
Do. Maryland, coloured, Ud.
Do. Weftern-lhore, ii a
Lead in pigs, prewt. 6of.
Do. bars, 68'</.
Do. Shot, 68f.
Red lead, 68f.
White do. dry, g
White do. in oil, 5/. jj
Salt-petre hams, yld.
Spermaceti candles, g\f.
Mould do. 11 d. a 3j.
Tallow dipt, gid.
Soap, tjd. a Bd.
Cailile soap, gd. a icd.
Englilh cheese, pr. lb. 15/.
Country do. $d. 61L
Butter, 10 d.
Hyson tea, gf.
Sequin do. 6f6.
Bohea do. 2f].
Giufeng, 2f. a 2f3.
Starch Poland, Bd.
Snuff, 2/3.
Allum fait, water mea- )
fuf.e, pr. bulh. )
Liverpool do. 2J.
Madeira wine, ) M u
pr. pipe, J *
Port, 4 8/.
Lisbon, pr. gal. (J
TenerifF, 4f.
Fya". a/3-
Spermaceti do, 61.
Shake-down hhds. gJ6
Dutch gun-powder,
Nail rods, pr. ton, 34/, $1.
Lintfeed oil, pr. gal. 4/
Whale do. pr.baneJ, 5006,1#
Mi**
i;xa»
fiooa
1666*
ft**
Dtl/ars.
10000 »
3000 »ft
2000
1000
«°°
too
JO®
c»
4"
3°
20
8
50C0
6oo«
8oo»
45°°
4006
3 60t
3 JS»
£00»
60680