the fide of juft;ce :—it was so in the year 1688 111
England—it is so ill the year 1 789 ia France.
The late engagement in the North Sea, laftec
from 2 o'clock P. M. until night.
The principal loss on board the Ruffian fleet
was Brigadier Mulofchky who was killed. On
board his ship IJ other persons loft their lives and
62 were wounded from three cannon bursting ;
his ship was 011 fire 110 less than four times during
the action.
In cafe an Imperial flandard should be raised,
which would of course ensure protection to all
who repair to it—the Conite d'Artois, the Con
des, and all the great personages who are now in
aftateof proscription, would immediately hasten
thither, and the Emperor would find hinilelffur
rounded with all the blood royal, and many of
the firfl characters in France.
As we cannot suppose that the French Nobility
are serious in yielding up their honors, or that
the Clergy are in earnest in giving up their reve
nues, but firmly believing that they go with the
current they cannot Item, and encourage the pre
sent enthusiasm for liberty in order to hurry it on
to deftruiftion, we have no doubt but that the
areater part of the Nobility and Clergy, who now
compose the National Aflembly, would seek the
protecting wings of the Imperial Eagle, leaving
Messieurs le Tiers Etat to deliberate 011 refined
systems of Government which they cannot com
prehend, and M. le Conite de la Fayette to try
what great feats can be performed by the Militia
of Paris and Versailles.
M. Neckar's illness has terminated in a Tertian
fever, and he is obliged to keep his room. Helias
already had four attacks, and his physicians ex
pert three more. One of them observed the other
day to him, that he only wanted a little repose and
he would soon be well. The Minister looking at
him ftedfaftly replied,—" You 111 uft find some
other remedy for the disease, or I never fliall be
cured."
The King of France has iffiied an ordinance,
" declaring an amnesty in favor of all soldiers,
officers, hullars, and dragoons who have deserted
their standards without permiflion since the ift of
June. He allows them the liberty of rejoining
their corps, and afl'ures them of an oblivion of all
that is past, and their re establishment in the rank
they held at the time of deferring."
The amnesty extends to the 1 ft of October next.
Three of the Swiss Cantons have declared those
of their troops traitors, who del«rted their colours
under Marshall Broglio. Some of them found
their way back into Switzerland, but had been
refufed to be received into any of the Canton
ments.
The reform in the Count d'Artois' lioufhold is
compleated. It is intended even to suppress his
Council. The young Princes, his cliilden are
expecfted at Paris every day. Most people seem
no wish his Highness likewise to return, for the
absence of so many of the blood royal as well as
the principal nobility, gives very feiious cause of
alarm.
It has been said that the apprelienfion of dan
ger to the person of Louis XVI. alone prevents
the Count d'Artois from cjmmencing hostilities.
SVe repeat it, that the Count and his party, for
the present, endavovsr to accompliih their purpose
by indirect methods. The King, by lulling the
Patriots into a falfe security, may more effectually
promote the views of their enemies.
The duties laid 011 the importation of several
kinds of goods into the ports of America, are con
siderably less than into those of the ports of Europe
—Thus we find, that Madeira wine is to be char
ged 2J cents pr. gallon, and as each cent is the
hundredth part of a dollar (equal to a halfpen
ny, and two twenty fifthseach) the duty is there
fore but 141. ss. 6d. pr. toil, though in Ireland it
is 351. and still more in' England. Other wines
are to pay but 1 J cents, or at 81. 10s. 3d. a ton,
which is considerably lower than port, claret, and
other wines pay in those countries. Yarn is to
be charged 90 cents forahniulred weight, which
is not a halfpenny a pound. The elegantly fi
"nillied fort of shoes but sd. 2 Jths a pair, and others
?d. and a small fraction. Earthen ware, pottery,
&c. but 10 pr. cent, yet in the treaty between
Prance and England (asalfo with respect to simi
lar kinds of goods brought over to .'reland from
thefifter country in crates) the rate is 25. Teas,
sugars, spirits, &c. are to pay but a trivial charge
in comparison of the duties as rated for them in
those countries, with a preference, however,given
to those goods imported in their own veflels.—
Some materials of manufacture are totally exempt
ed. A trade therefore beyond the Atlantic will
be a very delirable circuin fiance, though rather in
ninuufacturedgoods than the unwrought materials
of industry.
A very curious experiment lias been lately tried,
that of proving how far ail entire copper vellel
would answer the purpose of failing. Mr. W il
liams,a joint proprietor of the great copper mines,
was the projector, and a very numerous party at
tended the experiment—Lord Mount Edgecombe,
Sir Borlafe Warren, &c. It was launched at Dept
ford, and promiles to answer every purpose for
which it was defifrned.
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THE ORIGIN OF LAWS.—AN extract.
THRICE happy age, the youthful Poet cries,
Ere laws arose, ere tyrants bade them rife ;
When all were blest to share a common store,
And none were proud of wealth, for none were poor ;
No wars, no tumults vext each ft;ll domain,
No third of empire, no desire of gain ;
No proud great man. rioi one who would be great,
Drove modest Merit from its proper state ;
Nor intodiftant climes would Avarice roam,
To fetch delights for Luxury at home :
Bound by no tyes but thole by nature made,
Virtue was law, and gifts prevented trade.
Millakcn youth ! each nation firft was rude,
Each man a chearlefs fon.of solitude,
To whom no joys of social life were known,
Nor feit a care that was not all his own ;
Or in some languid clime his abje£l foul
Bow'd,to a little tyrant's flern controul ;
A (lave, with slaves his monarch's throne he rais'd ;
And in rude long his ruder idol prais'd ;
The meaner cares of life were he knew,
Bounded his pleasures, and his willies few ;
But.when by flow degrees the Arts arose,
Taught by some conquering friends, who came as foes ;
When Commerce, rising from the bed of cafe,
Ran round the land and pointed to the seas ;
When Emulation, born with jealous eye,
And Avarice, lent their spurs to Indullry;
Then one by one the were made,
Those to controul, and these to succour trade;
To curb the infoience of rude, command,
To snatch the victim from the Usurer's hand,
Toav>te the bold, to yield the wrong'd redress,
And feed the poor with Luxury's excess.
Like some vast flood, unbounded, fierce, and ftrortg;
His nature leads ungovern'd man along;
Like mighty bulwarks made to ftemthat tide,
The laws are form'd, and plac'd on every fide ;
When e'er it breaks the bounds by these decreed,
New statutes rife, and stronger laws succeed ;
More and more gentle grows the dying stream,
More and more lirong the rising bulwarks seem ;
Till, like a miner working sure and flow,
Luxury creeps on, and ruins all below ;
The basis finks, the ample piles decay,
The (lately fabric shakes and tails away;
Primaeval Want and Ignorance come on,
But Freedom, sovereign boon of life, is gone.
INTELLIGENCE BY THE LAST MAIL.
PROVIDENCE, October 10.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman lately returned
from the Mufkingum, to his friend in this town, da
ted Morris County,(State of New-York,) 061. r.
Mr. Mattis, a surveyor, with his party, were
on the 9th of Aug. attacked by the Indians. His
party consisted of a corporal, fix soldiers, and five
New-Englandmen, who were employed in iur
veying near the Great Kenhawa, about 100 miles
down the river from Marietta. Two of the party
rising earlier than the others, went to look after
theirpack-horfes—the remainder, eleven in num
ber, after having risen, were fitting on their
blankets, when they received an unexpected fire
from a party of Indians, not knowing there were
any near them. Seven were fliot dead on the spot
—the remaining three, with Mr. Mattis, and the
two who were looking for their liorfcs, made their
escape. The unfortunate persons killed were
fix soldiers, and a New-nnglandman by the name
of Patchen, from near I3ofton. Mr. Mattis and
the others made their way down the river, where
Col. Meigs, with a party, were also surveying.
They found them alarmed, as one of the chain
bearers had discovered two dogs ahead of them
in the woods—they immediately discharged their
guns, and reloaded, which proved a lucky cir
cumstance, as the Indians, then lying in ambush
for them to come on, supposing themselves dis
covered, went off, firft drawing with wet powder,
on the bark of a tree, the figure of an Indian tom
ahawking a man. Col. Meigs, and his party, im
mediately quitted their employ, and returned fafe
to Marietta. A party of Shawanefe Indians af
terwards tookaNew-Englandman, (Mr.Gardner)
prisoner at Wolf Creek; he was employed in
cutting timber for a mill now building at that
place, eight miles from Marietta, but being an
excellent woodsman, he had the good fortune to
riiake his escape, after travelling 60 or 70 miles
with them.
" These events have damped the inhabitants a
little—but I am in hopes 110 further mifchief will
enl'ue from the savages. A description of that fine
country, and the g'-eut advantages arising from
settlements there, it is needless for me to give.—
1 he lands exceeded my expectation.
BOSTON, October 16.
At a time when our ILI.USTRIOUS PRESI
DENT intends a visit to this metropolis, a cor
respondent would urge the propriety of a general
illumination, as a testimonial of the joy that will
undoubtedly be felt upon the occasion, and would
propose a public fubfeription for the purpose of
supplying those persons with candles, whose cir
cumstances will not permit of such an expence, as
undoubtedly their feelings, upon this occasion
will be equal to any of the firft citizens of this
Commonwealth.
SHIP NEWS.
Extrattofa l-tterfrom Ptltrfburgh (Ruffm) dated July 30.
" Lail week a Swedilh frigate, as ftie lay at anchor, was taken
by a small cutter of 18 guns, the cutteir making a warp fact to her
ring bolt and hauling along fide. Capt. Paul Jones, who was
Admiral of the fleet, was taken upori suspicion of a contrail with
the Swedifli fleet and laysinjai'l to be tried for his life. Capt.
Peter Landar, of Salem, arrived the daybefofe we did."
NEW-YORK, OCTOBER 21.
That The President of the United States is
justly entitled to the love and respect of his fellow
citizens, 110 person has the effrontery explicitly to
deny—because it would be contradicted by the
feelings of every friend to the late glorious revo<*
lution : But in the view of certain characters'
(thank Heaven their number is very small) it is
a lrjoft unpardonable fin to express those fenti
mentsof attachment and veneration, so publicly,
as that the world may know, America is wife
enough to discover who are her best friends, or
has gratitude enough to ackr:owtedge her obliga
tions to them.
That the lowest degradation of the human cha
racter may take place, independent of Tit les, is
evident in the lately cited instance of the King of
Ceylon —who, without that appendage to his po
litical llation, receives the adulations of his Cour
tiers in aftile of the lowest and tnoft contemptible
idolatry : On the other hand, in the Roman Re
public the rnoft pompous titles were conferred on
their Magistrates, without producing the least
humiliation of spirit among the people. From
whence it appears that neither Freedom or Slavery
are connected with Titles, any further thdn their
adoption has a favorable, or inauspicious aspect
upon the government.
Patriotism is the love of our country, its peace, its prosperity,
and gJorv : It watches with eagle eye, the rights of the people :
It is equally concerned for thedignity of thelaws: It is peacea
ble, quiet, and patient—not meanly suspicious, nor weakly cre
dulous : It gives its support to the ministers of justice, and the ad
miniftj ators of the government : It seeks for redress of grievances
in the line of the constitution: It abhors treason, traitors, and
anarchy; and Teje&s with abhorrence the machinations of crafty,
reftiefs and unprincipled politicians ; men whofeobjeft is self,
to the facrificingthe public interest, fafety,and honor. The voice
of true patriots is calmness, and conciliation ; they delight in
works of charity aod peace—their plan of conduct is always com
patible with the laws of justice, truth, and decency.—They may
fuffer for righteousness fake, tor a season; but time shall eventu-r
ally unfold their real characters, set their merits in a just point o£
light; and the people who have been saved by their magnanimity,
fliall embalm their memory in the bosom of their grateful remem
brance.
The people of America when under a royal government were
reviled by their talk masters as being peculiarly addi&ed to the
practice of evading payment of the kings revenue—tho this was
doubtless a slander as particularly pointed at Americans, tor the
people of Britain pursue a f)Jlcmof smuggling evzn under the guns
of their guardacoaflas.—Yet, as it is of so great importance that the
fair trader should not be facrificed ; and that the revenue should
not be diminished ; and there are some pcrlons of so perverse a
difpontion as to oppose thelaws for opposition fake ; it is of im
portance that every proper step should be taken to prevent the per
nicious pra£fcice.—The aflociation of the merchants in Philadel
phia is justly considered as a salutary, and patriotic measure; it
rcfletts tlif highest honor on their public spirit ; and is worthy of
imitation by all the great towns and cities on the continent.
There was once a time when a glorious spirit of emulation per
vaded the States in the defence of our country ! Shall we be less
virtuous, less emulative to secure the bleflingsof peace and of good
government, the precious rewards of oui labors, toils and dangers ?
This security mull arifc from furnifhinjr the means to support
the Constitution. The impost system is so universally preferred to
all other modesof taxation, that it may be emphatically ftiled the
people's own plan; and to violate the revenue laws, will be
to insult the majesty of the people.
It is an old obfervation—Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
The mind that is continually brooding o'er ills in future, realize*
the msfery it anticipates, in its present feeling, and lays up a stock.
on interest ; but the influences of a bright hope of happiness in
refervc, brightens present affliction, and braces up the mind for
future contingencies. It would be well for the gloomy croaker?
igainftthenew government, and its adminiftratiorj, to refrefh
!heir memories by recurring to their past predictions —As every
rvent that hastranfpired,ferves to shew how incompetent they have
been, end ftillare to penetrate into futurity;
If the friends of the new Constitution, had discovered on all
occasions, that bitter, and uncharitable spirit; that insolent, and
haughty deportment ; that vindittive, and revengeful temper,
which have marked the conduct and designated the publications
of the enemies to the system, America would have just caufc to
tremble. Men, who upon all occasions brand those who differ
from them with the moll opprobrious epithets ; impute the vilefl
motives* to characters, honored by the public confidence; and
(lick at nothing to excite clamours, jealousies and confufion j
would, if cloathed with power, prove the most execrable tyrants
that ever blasted the happiness of mankind.
THE PRESIDENT. -
Ext rati of a letter from a Gentleman in Boflon, to
the Editor, dated OClobcr 16.
" We have a rumour, that Gen. Washington,
our beloved President, intends a visit to this me
tropolis : And we all hope it is true. Our old
men wilh, ere they bow tlicir grey hairs to the
grave, to fee the man who has bid their setting
lun go down in peace. Those less aged, wjfli
to teftify their gratitude to the political saviour
of their country, and to redouble those atten
tions to the Father, which they once paid to his
adopted son*—and our children wifti, or their
parents for them, to be able to lisp the name of
the hero, who hasdeftroyed, under Heaven, the
manacles prepared for them.—The gratulating
fongof every Being in this metropolis lhall bid
him welcome—thrice welcome !"
* The Marquis de la Fay ette. ,
Extrafl of a letter J row. Stratford, Oflober 19.
" The President of the United States arrived here on the
17th inft. The independent company of matroffes, under the
command of Lieutenant Wet more, was paraded, and fired a
federal salute on the occasion. They afterwards escorted the Pre
sident on his journey as far as the ferry, who very politely noticed
theirs and the citizens refpe&ful attentions.
" The Vice President, who arrived here on the 15th, was
also received with military honors."
ARRIVALS. NEW-YORK. ~
Monday Sloop Union, Watson, Philadephia.
Three Friends, Sable, Turks-Island.
Brig Nancy, Bernard, Cape-Francois.
Sloop Dolphin, Burnett. Martinico. 7