to the stores of the merchants of this state, into
the public offices, and even in-the houies of the
legislature amonglf the clerks, on every piece or
blotted paper, you may observe an imitation or
the hands and fignacures of -ill the gentlemen
entrulted with public buGtiels, of every gentle
man of eminence, of [he public officers, and 11101 e
especially, of the signers of the paper money, o
ther paper securities, and certificates.
" 1 am an old man, and no Tit/ion, and who in the
round of his life, am known to take as much plea
sure in the advancement of youth as any pei lon,
do declare. I often tremble in observing poor
boys very Ikilful in the use of the pen, without
any expectations from parents, friends or pio
perty. deeply engaged in this baneful science,
making without any intention or knowledge,
huge jlrides to the gallows or the Devil. I will add
the observation of an experienced and sensible
merchant, who gave it to me whilst wi iting—
" That it is as neceflary in credit, that the hand
writings of men should be as different as their
faces, and t hat a man, who can write every man s
hand, was as dangerous in society, as he who
could put 011 every man's face; that luch a per
son perchance might be honelt, but never could
betrufted : And that if a young man in a count
ing-house in Europe, should he be caught trying
his hand in such business, he would be difinifled,
as soon as for the commission of any offence ; as
no merchant would conceive himfelf fate with
such an adept in the tranfaiftions of business,
where his honor or credit depended." It would
give me great fatisfatflion if any person of more
leisure than I can spare, and greater abilities than
I poflefs, would enlarge on this fubjetf, and be
the happy means of deterring our idle youth, who
generally have no great flock of religion or mo
rality, from this very useless, dangerous and Ican
dalous practice." HERACLI 1 US.
L O N D O N, July 5
THE Queen of France is certainly by this
time closely immured in a convent :—(he
wept abundantly when she was told by the nati
onal commissioners, that it was their painful du
ty to separate her from the King and dauphin.
The flight of the French king has had this
good efFedt upon the patriots, that it has united
those who had before fonie little differences.
When M. de la Fayette wasjirlt fufpe&ed of be
ing concerned in the escape, M. Barnave, his op
ponent in the afl'embly, rose and said, that he
would answer for the integrity of M. de la Fay-
ette
■ dauphin of France, who on the 27th of
arch last attained his sixth year, is a boy of the
noft promising abilities. His manners and dis
position are of so conciliating a nature, as to ren
der him universally beloved.
Monsieur and the Compte d'Artois, will imme
diately be attainted.
The Queen is to be brought to trial for high
treason, and all the world trembles for her def
titiy, which appears inevitable.
two of the guards had their throats cut, pre
vious to the French king's escape.
The late agitations in France will necefl'arily
occasion a change in the French affairs, all over
Europe. There will be no knowing how to es
timate their form of government, or acknow
ledge the miniftersfent to other countries by it.
The king and queen are separately confined
and guarded—they met in the chapel royal on
Sunday, when the queen fainted at the fight of
her children.
Monsieur, the king's brother, and Madame,
are arrived at Bruflels, where a congress, it is
said, will be held to fettle a regency for France.
Bouille has escaped to Luxembourgh.
The royal flight has flopped the general elec
tion in France, which will not now take place
till order is somewhat restored, and some per
manent form of government adopted.
From paflengers arrived in Dublin from Bour
deaux, there is intelligence, that the wheat har
vest, from the seasonable rains that fell lalt
month in the southern provinces of France, is
uncommonly abundant ; and the vines, now all
in bloU'om, promise an excellent and abundant
•vintage : they fay also, that the Weft-India trade
at Bourdeaux, was entirely revived from the in
atfive state which it had been for some thrown
into by the commotions that prevailed in the
French islands.
It is said the Prince of Wales won upwards of
50,0001. on Tuefclay's race at Ascot. The bets
depending were more considerable than ever
were known at any race—a million of money
having, it is said, been sported on this occasion.
Jens Gron, a Norwegian by birth, captain of
a veil el named the Emanuel, discovered, on the
31ft of May lad, a flioal, between the Me of Un
bolt and Valbourg, in Sweden. As this flioal is
not laid down in the chart of the Categat, pub
liflied last year by Profefl'or Lons, the Danith
Admiralty have difparched two yachts, with ex
perienced officers, to examine it minutely, for
the future fafety of navigators.
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The irruption lately made into France, by tlie
Spaniards, was not as has been (uggefted, the
consequence of any dispute among the border
ers: but the result of a premeditated plan ior
invading that kingdom, on all fides, as soon as
the Monarch ftiould have effected his escape.
The re-capture of his Majesty, having rendered
the whole design abortive, the Spaniih troops
are again retired, and the war suspended till an
other time. . ,
A certain Republican Writer (Mr. Paine)
when he fays that hereditary governments are
now verging to their is contradicted in
one inflance at this moment. Poland, from the
fad experience of an elective monarchy, by
which it has been so long a prey to own in
ternal feuds, has ac this time determined, the
crown (hall descend in hereditary fucceilion ; a
change that will in great probability raise that
country to its natural degree of elevation and
importance among the furronnding states ; by
whose meddling interference lhe had declined
to the lowest degree of political infignificance.
That a country offuch extent and fertility (liould
have been reduced so Jong to submit to the in
triguing management of ambitious neighbours,
mull be owing to fomt defecft in the conllitution
of its government,by v hich the powers of an ha
bit naturally robust, ciiuld not make those exer
tions for which it wastln poffeflion of very fuffi
cient resources, could I'hey have been brought
nto a<ftion
The Rev. Dr. Coke, the principal fiicceflor to
the late Mr. John Wefley, has arrived in the
William Penn, from Pennsylvania, and immedi
ately enters into functions appointed by his
predeceflor.
A member of one of the democratic clubs in
Paris proposed—" That the King of the French
Ihould be deprived of all wine for a month, as
the greatest punifliment he could experience."
According to letters from Brufl'els, a discovery
is said to have been made of a conspiracy to seize
the Prince of Conde, and carry him a prisoner
to the National AfTembly at Paris.
The King of Sweden is a personal fufferer by
the French Revolution. The National Aflembly
grant no subsidies to Monarchs, becanfe they do
not want their assistance in making conquests,
and to the defence of France the inhabitants are
very competent themselves.
The magnanimity displayed by the Queen of
France, in her late trying Jituation, has been
spoken of even in with much refpeel—
Knowing, as every child may now a days know,
how easy the tranfitiouis from one extreme to
another, we {hould-^fttfi.'wonder if her Majesty
were to become popular.
The revolution of Poland is to be annually ce
lebrated in a church which is to be ere<fied here
after, and consecrated to Divine Providence, on
the 3d of May.
The King, the Nobles, and the Members of the
Diet of Poland, ascribe their revolution solely
to the interposition of Providence; and the firft
of their resolves is to build a temple to the Al
mighty, in which they may annually commemo
rate this glorious event.
The French Legislature ascribe their revolu
tion to a word which they themselves donotfeem
to understand (Philosophy) and {hut up or pull
down the temples which the piety of their an
cestors had built.
The French revolution is a loss to the P«*pe of
about two millions of livres per annum, by the
suppression of firft fruits to the holy fee.
The removal of the remains of Voltaire was
attended by all the sorters and carriers of the
general and penny poft-office; in short, all the
men of letters in Paris attended.
Number "of the principal Public and State Officers. in
the course of the present reign.
8 Lord Chamberlains
ji Lords of the Bed chamber
8 .Mailers of the Horse
9 Lord Chancellors
10 Lord President >
17 Lord Privy Seals
11 Chief Justices in Eyre
14 Attornies General
16 Solicitors General
10 First Lords of the Treasury
11 Chancellors of the Exchequer
31 Secretaries of State
12 Paymasters of the Forces
18 Postmasters General
9 Secretaries at War
13 First Lords of the Admiralty
9 Treasurers of the Navy
7 Masters of Ordnance
17 Lord Lieutenants of Ireland
9 Chief and Puisne Judges of the King's
Bench
11 Chief and Puisnes of the Common Pleas
11 Barons of the Exchequer
11J Ambafladors and Plenipo's to foreign
parts
6 Archbishops, and
92 Biihops.
Notwithstanding tlie lov: Utter, sentf ent bv .
American Congress to the National Aflimbl
England seems to poflTefs their best afFe<fli olls I'
their constantly addressing their comucrctal ct> M.
and ships to their ports. ' "
It seems to announce notmerely treachery h
falfehood, bur absolute incapacity on the part f
Louis XVI. to imagine that such miserable re»
sons as appear in his Declaration, would either
be admitted by an enlightened AHembl>, or ere
dited by the People. Retire, and dwell' in the
secure fortrefs of Montmedy, in order to be read
to head his troops againfl: the rebel
Surely this is the drivel of idiotry. Did he not
know, that the very diltance forfeited his Crown!
By the paucity of expreflion in the
tion of the Queen, (he seems to have disdained
the talk (he Wag compelled to perform. All her
care seems to be, to exonerate her dooieflics from
the danger of being privy to the design, and thus
her magnanimity is uniform, and herpraife com
plete.
Czarlko Zelo, where the Em press ofßuffia late
ly received Mr. Fawkener, is a favorite pleafurt
house, and though a private retreat, is often de
voted to plenipotentiary business.
Prince Potemkin, on the 4th of June, gave a
grand entertainment to the English Ministers
and families of diftindiion, resident at Peterf
burgh.in honor of the birth day of his Britannic
Majesty.
Not long since Lady Auckland was delivered
of a son at the Hague ; and, what is not a little
singular, her Ladyship can now produce fix chil
dren,- born in as many different kingdoms.
Notwithstanding the rejection of Mr. Fox'«
Bill declaratory of the powers of a jury with ref
petft to a verditft in cases of Libel, yet we think,
hereafter no Judge' will venture to press the un
conflitutional docftrine which has for a number
of years obtained, that Juries are not competent
to decide on the point of Latu as well as Fa£l\
nor is it likely any Jury will consent to be bul
lied into a verdi<£t in which a fellow citizen is
found guilty of publishing a falfe and maliems
Libel, unless the fatfls stated in the indictment are
clearly and fatisfadiorily proved, after the found
and legal opinion delivered by Earl Camden in
the Houfeof Lords on Wednesday, whodeclared,
that " as the law now stood if tvienty-four Juljiti
were to give a decided opinion, and charge, up
on any point of law in ifiue before a Jury, that
Jury had a right, if they thought proper, to hmp
in a vtrdiCl d't-edly contrary to the opinion,s of tltft
Judges, and that vcrd'tfl would flandgood againfl at'
pc-jisr that could bs 'jrzugkt againfl it,' for Tuchver
diift would be founded on the La w of the Land."
In illustration of the above, we have inserted
the following : The firft action for a Libel,fince
the introduction ot Mr. Fox's explanatory Bill,
was tried on Wednesday before Lord Loughbo
rough, in the Court of Common Pleas, wherein
a tea dealer was plaintiff, and an Agent of a
Revenue Officer defendant; the damages were
laid at 2,0001. The learned Judge, in fumniing
up, stated, " that it was his duty to point out
the circuniftances of the cafe, but now it was their
Privilege to determine upon the whole of the
evidence, as their understanding might diretft
theui, withont being influenced in the smallest
degree by him." The defendant juftified ; but
failing in complete proof of his allegations, the
Jury, after retiring a few minutes, returned
with a verdicft for the plaintiff, with *01. dama
ges. Thus under the direiftion of a Chief Jus
tice, we have the instance of the rights of a Jury
to exercise their opinion of the Law as well as
the Fad.
Died oh the 4th of July, at his house iti Hart
ftreet, Bloomfbury-fquare, in his 82d year, the
Hon. W. Bull, a native of South-Carolina, and
many years his Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor
and Commander in Chief of the said province,
which he left with theßritifti troops ini7B2,a n£ *
has lince resided in Great-Britain.
At a ball and supper lately given at Berlin J
Madame Reitz, an old favorite of the King s, t if
Turkish Ambafiador was present ; the Lady hav
ing prefled this disciple of Mahomet to dun 3
glass of Champaign wih her, he at length coii
fented, but not until he had a napkin thrown over
his face to conceal this trespass on his reiig'"' 1 '
tenets. This, he observed, would prevent t
Prophet from being a witness of his fins.
The napkin of the T urkilh Ambafladoratt
Pruflian feaft, on being obliged to taste the o
rid Bacchanalian beverage, was merely t e
cond edition of Dignum's exclamation in
Sultan—" Mahomet, {hut your eyes !'
BERLIN, Jane 14-
The evening before yesterday, a .^ our '^,* 6 f
rived here from Peterfbnrgh with difpatc
a pacific nature ; in consequence of wluc
fengers were sent to- Pomerania and Hr_ u r .
order fonie of the regiments'to enter their m
ters again.
ANECDOTE