PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA.
[No. 45, of Vol. lII.]
FROM THE NEW-YORK DAILY ADVERTISER,
Meflis. Childs & Swaine,
*Tht following is an extract of a letter from Doctor
Priejlly, to the Rev. Edward Burne of Birwing-
ham ; as the publication from which it is taken,
' may uot be generally read, the insertion oj it in
your paper may poffibty be not uniuterejling to your
numerous G.orrefpondents.
" t ' l ' s account I rejoice to fee the warmth
V-/ with which the cause of Orthodoxy (that
is of long cftablijhed opinions however erroneous)
and that of the Hierarchy is rvow taken up by its
friends—Becaufe if their system be not well
founded, they are only accelerating its deftriiciion.
In fart, they are affijling ME in the proper dispo
sal of those trains of gunpowder, which have been
some time accumulating, and at which they have
taken so great an alarm, and -which mill certainly
blow it up at length, and perhaps as suddenly as
unexpetledly, and as completely as the late over
throw of the arbitrary government in France.—
If an inhabitant will not submit to a thorough
-examination and reasonable repairs of the build
ing he occupies, the consequence inuft be that
without gunpowder, or even a high wind, it must
some time or other fall, and happy may he think
himfelf if he can escape unhurt from the ruins. If
this {hould be the cafe with the Church ot En
gland, the Clergy cannot fay, they have had 110
warning ; —They are laboring for its destruc
tion more than 1 am J ! ! Jf I be laying gunpowder,
they are providing the match, and their part ot
the business seems to be in greater forwardnefs
than mine." What a contrail is exhibited be
tween the two rival nations of France and Eng
land, and how many Engliff/tnen blujh to look upon it J
'' Another foolilb and unjult war, like that
with America, which was chiefly urged by the
Clergy (and such another, if the court proposes,
the Clergy will second) can hardly fail to bring
their affairs to a crisis. If they be wife they will
consider the signs of the times, and be very temperate
in all their proceedings, tas eft andab hofte doceri.
" Let them take care left by too vigorously refill
ing our application, they should do theinfelves
tlie 7noft serious evil. 1 have always beenan avowed
enemy to all eftablifliments of Chriflianity !I I But
many ciiflenters are not so. I forefee however,
that thsy Jbon will be, and that by means of these
difcudions, the sentiment will become more ge
neral in the Nation at large. It begins to be
adopted even by the Catholics.
" The utility of ecclefialtical eftablifliments is
a question that it behoves the Clergy always to
keep out of fight as much as poliible ; and if
they proceed as they have began, I (hould befor
ry to en fire their system twenty years longer. Whe
ther 1 be more pleased, or displeased with their
present violence let them now judge. Thegreat
er their violence the greater is our confidence, and
final success.
" Nations, and all great bodies of Men, will
learn very little except in the dear School of ex
perience."
This letter carries with it its own comment.
Compare the bigotry which it breathes, with the
hypocritical ineeknels which characterizes the
one he addrefted to the inhabitants ot Birming
ham, and let an impartial person decide which
contains the real feiuiments of theDodlor —"which
we should be induced to believe lo be the real
and true principles of the dissenters as pi omul
gated by their Apollle ; those whicli in an hour
offecurity were prefcnted to the world, or those
which were extorted under the dread of an En
glilh L anttrne. The Kanaticifm the Rancor, the
intemperate zeal entertained against the esta
blished Church, with which the foregoing letter
is so replere, must fill every religious mind with
apprehensions for the security of their opinions ;
and makes us nlniolt rejoice at the deltrucllion of
those writings which (if we may judge from the
part) could only contribute to substitute
ous Icepticifin for religion, and under the inafk
of Liberty to introduce anarchy and licentious
ness. A RI ST IDES.
BIRMINGHAM
Is the largest rnanufa&uring town in England, and u fituatcd
about ito miles N. W. of London. It is no incorporation, and
therefore is fiee for any person to go and fettle theie. This has
contributed greatly to the increase not only of the trade, but ot the
number of the buildings. In the year 1782 there were about
io,oco dwelling-houfc* ; and the number has since been continu
ally mcreafing.
Saturday, October i, 1791.
FROM. THE VERMONT GAZETTE
Mr. Haswell,
If you deem the following worthy infrrtion, by giving it a place you wilt
oblige a cujlomer.
THREE gentlemen who late in converse far,
Thoughts bumper-rais'd infpir'd a learned chat,
Aspiring tancy fl.d on airy wings,
From well-prim'd grog to lupernatural things.
One (aid the moon was not ing but a log,
The second said, he'd lay a nip of grog
'Twas like the he could efpv,
Both land and water with his naked eye;
The third, a grave, well-fatt'ncd, witty man,
Slowly arose, and gracefully began,
My friends, I have a proof its weight will bear,
It is not land which we discover there,
For if it was, the jobbers ol New-York
Would have their patent* there, and men to work.
BERLIN, July 20.
THE rejoicings that have lately occupied our
Court, 011 account of the contrail of mar
riage, which was signed the 17th inllant, be
tween our charming Princess Royal and the King
of England's second son, an event thac seems to
give univerful fatisfaifcion in this country, have
been fuccecded by the various arrangements ne
ceflary 011 the breaking up of the camp of ob
servation that had been formed with things that
wore an hostile appearance, but to which the
prudeuce of your Court has, it seems, put a hap
py termination.
Our roads are filled with the regiments going
to their different garrisons, from whence they
will not be fuinmoned, for some time at Jeaft.
The Deputies from Dantzic left this city yes
terday, highly fatisfied with the success of their
million, and the condescension of our new Prime
Minister ; they are full to remain tinder the
protection ofthe Court of Warsaw ; but, on the
other hand, accorded foine valuable commercial
advantages to the Court of Berlin.
L I N T Z, July 14.
By letters from Vienna we learn, that 011 the
4th inlt. the Marquis de Noailles, the Ambailador
of France, had a private with the
Prince de Kaunitz, who delired him to inform
the National Aflembly, that his Imperial Majesty
had determined by 110 means to intermeddle with
the affairs ofthe French Constitution, so long as
they related only to France ; but that faithful to
his personal ties, faithful to the duties of blood,
of friendlhip and alliances, he fliould consider the
ill treatment which the King, Queen, and tami
ly, fliould fuffer, as done to himfelf, and theont
rages committed against Royal Majesty as viola
tions of the refpedt due to him.
The fame letters rtate, that for some days pad
an inveteracy had manifefted itfelf against the
French Nation, which had never before been ex
perienced, and which appeared likely to become
general ; and this disposition of mind indicat
ed a rupture, which many perfotis already conh
der inevitable, They likewise add, tnat all the
baggage ofthe Ambailador of trance had been
packed up ever since the beginning ofthe month,
in which state it continued, which probably niuft
have been occasioned either by his expectation
of being recalled, or of his determination of quit
ting a country, where he had ever before enjoy
ed all the blandiihments annexed to the eminent
post which he occupies, and which personal con
siderations have rather strengthened than weak
ened.
ROME, July 13.
The prevention of the flight of the king of
France has caused to disappear all the prepara
tions which had been made for public rejoicings.
The Pope, all infallible as he is, had ordered a
Nuncio to go from Bin dels to present to the King
whom he believed to be at Metz, a brief, in which
h? extolled and felicitated his majesty and abused
the French nation. The king of Naple3 went
even farther, he caused Te Deuin to be lung,
(lopped and dismasted the French veflels in his
ports, and gave 5000 ducats to the matter ot an
Engli'fli veflel, who fir 11 brought him news of the
flight of his brother in-law. A crowd of French
quitted Rome to join the Molt Christian King
whom they believed to be in Germany.
BRUSSELS, July 18.
The King of Sweden, although expected, has
not arrived here. The Congrels at Aix-la-Clia
pelle has become highly interelling.—M. de Ca
pon ne is expected here from London, where it
is fa id he has been unfucceftful. He will pro
ceed to Worms, to communicate to his Pnnce
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(M. de Conde) the plans concerted with the Ca
binet of St. James's with refpert to France.
It is reported, that the manifetto of the Diec
of Ratilbon is ready for publication.
The French arrive here daily, among whom
the lawyers adopt the uniform of the Princes,
which is a bine coat, with red waiftcoac, aild gilt
buttonswith afleur de lys.
Many Parisian girls, impelled by their aristo
cratic principles, and the apprehension of being
more narrowly watched than heretofore, have
lately arrived here.
July 26.
Public affairs are very far from having taken,
a regular channel in this capital ; a buz of po
pular murmur, which increases every day, and
gains more and fubltantial advocates, is heard to
prevail.
This morning their Royal Highnefles appeared
on the parade at the Palace Royale, and reward
ed the squadron of the regiment de la Tour ca
valry with a gold medal, as an honorable ac
knowledgment of their vigorous condud: againlt
the Patriots in the last campaign ; the medal
was ellimated at 150 Louis d'ors, and bore the
portrait of his Majelty Leopold 11. besides other
military emblems ; at the fame time the subal
tern officers and soldiers, who had particularly
diftinguilhed themselves, were rewarded with a
medal of honor, and the officers with the cross
of the order of Maria Theresa. The above me
dallion was attached to the standard of their re
giment by her Royal Highness Maria Chriftiua,
amidst the applause of an immense multitude of
people, am on git whom were numbers of French
officers, with legions of other French, in white
cockades. The Prince de Wirteniberg assisted
their Royal Highnefles in the ceremony.
VIENNA, July 26.
A new plan is spoken of refpeifting Dantzic
and Thorne, which has been agreed upon by
Austria, Pruflia, and Russia.
It does not now appear that the Emperor means
to direst his armsagainft France, which he pro
bably would have done, had the King and his
family effected their escape.
Nevertheless, several persons have been ar
retted here for having exalted the conduit of the
French, and blamed the Austrian Ministry.
PARIS, July 29
The apprehensions of an invasion daily increase.
The Marquis de Bouille has obtained the fame
rank in the lervice of Sweden that he held ill
that of France. His prediction,fo much ridicul
ed, will probably soon be verified, of his leading
on the armies of foreign powers, to overturn the
new constitution.
The King of Sweden, it [is said, has actually
declared himfelf against France. He will no
doubt be soon followed by the Emperor, and the
other confederated powers,
The report of the revifional committee has
been made to the other committees. It will be
submitted to the Aflbmbly in a day or two. It
coinprifes all the decrees of the Aflembly which
are merely conllitutional, and may therefore be
termed the Magna Cha>ta of France. In this
form it will be presented to the King for his ac
ceptance or refufal.
Their Majesties are never feen,and little heard
of. They are as closely confined as if they were
immured for life in one of the cells of the for
mer Baftile to them, and from the present tem
per of the people, and the alarm which every
where reigns, there is little chance of their un
happy condition being bettered.
It is affirmed in fjnie of the papers, with great
confidence, that certain merchants at Bruflels
have advanced a loan of 12,000,000 of livres on
the credit of the Civil Lift, for the purpose ot
aiding a counter-revolution ; but it is not very
likely that nionied men would part with their
calh on ftich security.
It has long been expected by many, that the
right of Prielts to marry would be recognized by
the National Aflbmbly ; and in proportion as the
conllitutional body approached to the terminati
on of its labours, the decifionof this point leem
ed nearer at hand. In the mean time several
Priests have anticipated the wifhed-for reform,
and entered, as the phrafeis, into provisional cw
tra<Tts of marriage.
This day, at half part one o'clock, eight mil
lion livres of Alfignats were burnt in the Court
yard of thcCai[fc del' Extraordinaire, 208,000,000