PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 22
Monday lafl the Grantham Packet, Captain Bull,
arrived at hew-Torfl from Falmouth, with the Sep
tember Mail, ajter a parage of 3J days. By thil
vejfel are received London Papers to the Bth of Septem
ber, ext rafts from which are as Jollo'ju.
LONDON, Augult 24.
A PROPOSAL was made in the Natiiyial As
sembly of France, on Tuel'day lad, that the
Primary AHemblies lhould meet in two years to
declare their aflent to, or diflent from, the New
Constitution. Upon motion of M. d'Andre, this
was rejected, and the following decree palled.:
" The nation has the imprelcriptible right of
reviewing the Conltitution when it pleases ; but
the National AHembly declares, that its interelt
dire(Ss the exercise of thi» right to be suspended
during thirty years "
The alleiublies of revision are not included in
this decree.
In the lalt ministerial note which pafled be
tween the Ruffian minilter and the ministers of
the allied courts at Peterfburgh, it was agreed
that a period of four months should be given the
Turks for concluding the definitive arrangement
of peace ; it was further agreed that an immedi
ate armiltice should take place, as soon as the
Porte had given its consent to the basis of the pa
cification.
The Minister of the Eledtor of Hanover has
published a notification, the fubltance of which
is, that the King, his master, will co-operate in
the important business now agitating, and con
form to every thing which the welfare of the
Constitution, the dignity of the Germanic body,
and the duties of a ltate of the Empire may be
construed to require. The notification, however,
dictates more difcuflion and deliberation than has
hitherto been entered into on a business of so
much importance.
Sept. 6. The new duties and regulations for
•warehousing corn take place on the 1 Jth of No
vember next.
Mariners trading to and from the ports of Wa
terford, Rofs, &c. are informed, that a new lan
thorn has been eredied on the Tower of Hook,
■which is to belighted with oil lamps, reflectors &
lenses, inltead of coals. This important impreve
ment is to commence the 29th of September, and
so to continue thereafter from sun-set to fun-rife
throughout the year. The light will be steady,
appearing the fame in a florin as in a calm, and
not liable to disappear like that of the coals when
stirred, or affetfied by the "wind.
The new buildings to be ere<fted by govern
ment for the accommodation of the Secretaries
of State, are eltimated at i 60,0001.
Declaration of the Emperor, in conjunction ivith the
Courts of Berlin, London, Madrid, Turin, Na
ples, and Peter/burgh.
" The undersigned are ordered by their ref
petlive Sovereigns to make known the follow
ing :
" That notwithstanding the glaring force
and violence which both preceded and succeeded
the a<sls ofconfent drawn from the King of France
to the decrees of the National Aflembly, yet they
had withheld their opinions as to the free will
of his Christian Majesty in the consent above
mentioned, but that the attempt made by that
Monarch to obtain his freedom was an undoubt
ed proof that both his religion, and his will, had
been violently forced, and that the formal ar
resting of the King, Queen, Dauphin, and Ma
dame Elizabeth, occasions grounded anxiety as
to the further views of the opposing party.
" That the before-named Sovereigns can no
longer forbear exprefling their feelings, and
declaring the resolutions which they have been
induced to take in the present fuuation of af
fairs, and which the honor of their Crowns, the
ties of friendfhip, and the earnest wilh for the
good orderand peaee of Europe, require ofthem,
and they have charged the undersigned Minilters
to declare in their names,
" lit. That they look upon the canfe of the
King of France as their own ; that they require
that that Prince and his family be immediately
set at liberty, and free to go where they please,
and to restore to his Majesty that sacred honor
and fubmiflion due from a people to their Sove
reign by all the laws of nature and civil Society.
" 2dly, That the Sovereigns will unite to op
pose and revenge any further attempts against
the security of the persons, or the honor of the
Kin g» Queen, and any of the Royal Family.
" sdly, That they will not acknowledge any
Other conftituiior. as legal in France but what
has the unequivocal approbation of the King
given when he is at full liberty to ad; as he
pleases.
" And that if no such legal constitution is fet
tled, they will jointly use every means to put an
end to that spirit of anarchy and confnfion so
contrary to the regularity and good order which
it is the duty of all governments to cherilh and
support."
[Signed by the different Miniilers.
Sept. 7. The number of troops Jn Luxemburg
does not exceed 4,000. lu proportion as order
and tranquility appeared to be restored in.the
interior parts of France, the Aultrian troops,
partly to prevent desertion, and partly for less
expensive accommodation, have been withdrawn
from the French frontiers.
An attempt to effect a counter revolution, by
foreign force, mult now be the dreain of another
fu miner.
Cardinal de Lomenis, or, to speak more pro
perly, the Bifliop of Sens, is chosen one of the
members of the new French Legiflatore.
Thefufpicion that the King of Sweden intends
some hostility towards France, increases every
day in Paris, by the addition of some new cir
cumstances. He lately lent M. Ferfen, one of his
otKcers, to meet the Emperor at Vienna, and is
reported to have promised joining the German
Princes with 16,000 Swedes.
Sept. 8. The French National Aflembly has at
length fiuiftied its labours ill forming a Constitu
tion, and the Aflembly is about to dilfolve, with
out having taken notice of the exiled Princes, or
of the governor to the Dauphin. 11l refpeft to
the former fubjedl, they have shewn evident fear
of doing any thing which may tend to widen the
breach.
We have the belt authority to believe that the
French King will not attempt to alter one tittle
of the new constitution about to be presented to
him.
The University of Paris have fenta requisition
to the Universities of Oxford and Cainbrdige,for
the purpose of obtaining a copy of the statutes
and regulations upon which those learned fenii
naries are founded and conduced.
EAST INDIA HOUSE
Yesterday there was a court of dired:orsat the
East Innia House, for the purpose of breaking o
pen the dispatches brought home by the Hawke
from Madras.
The dispatches, containing a minute account
of the siege and taking of Bangalore, with a lift
of the killed and wounded, which were sent of
ficially i 111 mediately after thac viiftory by Lord
Cornwallis to Madras,fell into the enemies hands.
The accounts therefore brought to the India
House are made up from private letters fentfome
days after to Madras.
India stock yesterday rose to 192 per cent, for
ready money.
In consequence of the late favorable intelli
gence, India Stock, whi?h on Saturday was at
186 1-4, rofeyefterday to 189 1-2 a 191 1-2. At
half pall one o'clock the price was 191.
VIENNA, August 24.
Last Sunday a courier arrived at the house of
Prince Gallitzin, the Ruffian Ambaflador, from
Prince Repnin, with news, that on the nth inft.
the preliminary articles of peace between Russia
and the Porte wereligned at Galatz by him and
the Grand Vizier.
WARSAW, August 17.
An answer has been received here fronj the
Court of Dresden, to the note remitted to it on
the fubjedt of the Succelfion by the Cabinet of
Warsaw ; but the inclination of the Eleiftor to
accept the Crown of Poland, is not exprefled with
the warmth that was expetfted.
BERLIN, August 23.
The interview of Pilnitz is fixed for the 25th
of August, and his Majesty, to be there, will quit
the camp of Schilcke 011 the second day, and pro
ceed to Dresden by way of Upper Luface. Con
jectures are very numerous concerning the ob
jetfts which will be treated on in the conferences
between three of the greatell Princes in Europe,
and the arrangements of which they will endea
vor to fix the baiis, as w ell as the reciprocal a
greements or condescensions which they will
make, &c.
PARIS, September 2
In thefeffion of the 31 It ult. the National As
sembly decreed, that,
ift. When three fucceflive legislatures shall ex
press an uniform desire to revise i'ome of the con
ltitutional articles, a revision fliall take place.
2d. The fourth legislature shall be charged to
examine the articles which the three former le
gislatures wifti to be revised.
3d. The members of the third legislature can
not be chosen for the next.
, * A , Montjolard, Member of the Nation
al Afl*mbly, threw himfelf our, yesterday, f roin
a third (lory in the rueNeuve St. Marc, and was
killed on the spot. His having taken the Civic
Oath so affected him, that he could not be per
suaded but it was the most damnable action of
which a man could be guilty.
r 9" ulc - tl,e Procureur Syndic General
of Pans iflued out his writ to the Electors of the
department to alfemble on the 26th, for the pur-
P. 0 of P'-nceeding to the election of deputief for
the new Legislature.
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF FRANCE.
Deer:e of the 14 tb of June,
respecting mechanics
I. The abolition of every species ofincorpora
tion of citizens of the fame eflate and profeffion
being one of the fundamental bafesof the French
Conrtitution, their re-eftabliftmienr, underwhat
foeyer pretext, and in what form soever, is pro
hibited. '
11. Citizens of the fame estate or profeffion
undertakers, those who keep shops, workmen'
journeymen of whatsoever trade, cannot, whilst
they are together, aflume the titles of president
secretary, or syndic, nor keep regilters, pass de
liberations, or form regulations refpeCling their
pretended common inteiells.
111. All adiiiiniftrative and municipal bodies
are forbid to receive any address or petition un
der the denomination of a profeliloi) ; or to re
turn any answer to it. They are likewise en
joined to declare null and void all deliberations
formed in such manner, and attentively to watch
left thev be carried into execution.
IV. If, contrary to the principles of liberty
and of the constitution, any number of citizens,
of the fame profeffion, art, or trade, shall form
deliberations, and enter into a mutual compatft,
to refufe in concert or to afford only at a certain
regulated price, the aftiftance of their industry
or their labor—such deliberations and compacts,
whether accompanied by an oath, or not, are de
clared to be unconstitutional, encroaching on li
berty, and the declaration of the rights of man,
and are null and void : and the administrative
and municipal bodies are bqund to declare them
so.— The authors, chiefs and instigators, wljo
have given rife to them, drawn them up, or pre.
(ided 011 the occasion, fliall be summoned before
the tribunal of the police, at the inftatice of the
attorney of the commons, —condemned to a fine
of 500 livres each, and suspended for one year
from the exercise of the rights of ac r tive citizens,
and from entering the assemblies.
August 2J
The question on the admiflibility of the princes
ofthe blood royal to the political rights of citi
zens, was taken into consideration. Meflrs. Gu
illaume, Voydel, and Roberfpierre, contended
that these rights should be obtained for the prin
ces, and that no difference fliould exist between
them and the multitude. Others affirmed, with
M. de Sillery, thac to deprive the princes ofthefe
rights would be to degrade them.
M. Goupil was ofa different opinion, and said,
that this exclusion would not prevent them from
being ufeful to the (late ; it would not, for ex
ample, deprive M. d'Orleans of the advantage of
again appearing at the head of our fleets. At
ihefe words an alarming noise took place, toge
ther with loud applauses, which formed a lingu
lar contrafl to the silence of M. d'Orleans and his
friends
Messrs. Barnave and Muguet endeavoured to
shew the absurdity of putting on a level with o
ther citizens, those men whom the nation had
pensioned to enable them to give a brilliancy to
their rank. The discussion being closed, it was
decreed, 1 hat the princes should enjoy the rights
of atftive citizens.
With refpedt td their eligibility to places to
which the people have a right to appoint, divifi
-011 \V3S demanded, which, upon being had re
course to, gave a majority of 267 to 180, thatthe
Princes fliould be ineligible to places conferred
by the people.
August 26.
A decree was palled, (tating that tit • vases and
utensils of bronze or of copper, belonging to the
fupprefled churches, should be employed, like
the metal of bells, in the coinage of finall mo
ney.
On a report made by a member of the commit
tee of alienation, the aflembly transferred to the
King's Comiuiffioner, adminiltrator of the extra
ordinary bank, the direction of the sale of nati
onal effects.
It was decreed, That the members ofthe King's
family fliould hereafter be called only by their
Chriflian names, followed by the title, as Princs
Francoifi, &c.
September i,
M. Duport moved, that the Constitutional Ai r t,
after being once again read over, fliould* be pre
sented to the King, and that no power on earth
fliould be capable of making any change in it.
After a warm debate it was decreed, on the
motion of M. Camus, that the Constitutional A&
lhall not be presented to the King till after being
read over, and a declaration by the Aflembly that
there is nothing more to add to it.
Notice was given, that two of the departments
had already nominated their deputies to the ap
proaching Legislature. A Member proposed that
every Legislator, on his arrival at Paris, should
his name to be inscribed in the archives ol
the National Ad'embly, " that when we fliould
have finifhed our labours," said he, " we may
know if our fucceflors have aflembled in fuflicien'
number to occupy our places."
This proposal was adopted.