ills Excellency the Governor, vra are told, has forwarded to THE PRESIDENT of the Uni ted States, a mefl'age, offering to that ILLUSTRI OUS CHARACTER, the nfe of his feat while he lhallcontinue in this town. The Vis counte DE PONTEVES, we are told, has given orders, if it Ihould be agreeable to the citizens of Boston, that the Active and Sensi ble frigates be moored off the end of the Long- Wharf, on the evening of the day when THE PRESIDENT shall arrive, WHICH WILL BE SPLENDIDLY ILLUMINATED WITHABOVE ONE THOUSAND LANTHOIINS EACH. Major-General Brooks, we are told, has dif fcatchedone of his Aids-de-Camp, to meet THE PRESIDENT of the United States, and to re quest him on his arrival at Cambridge, to re view three brigades of the Mi ddlesex Militia, which will be then aflembled there. It is said, that this review will exhibit upwards ot 1000 men in complete uniform. The Committee from the Town's Committee of Arrangements, fat out yesterday, to wait on THE PRESIDENT, to inform hiniof the plan to •c carried into operation, to pay the just tribute of refpert to this ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGE. The joy of all ranks of people is extreme, upon the prolped: of our beloved President's arrival in this capital. If any title is proper, none.would apply so well as that of his being " THE DE LIGHT OF HUMAN KIND." Every measure of refped; and attention will be paid by our worthy and amiable Chief Magis trate, which the honor and dignity of the Com monwealth demand, to do the utnioft justice to the merit of THE ILLUSTRIOUS and DISTIN GUISHED CHARACTER, which is every moment expedted. NEW-Y O R K. EXTRACTS. OF PAYING DEBTS.—Owe no man any thing. " Fashion should be facrificed tojuftice—dif cretion, as well as fortitude, is necellary in mak ing this facrifice.—The desire of being like others is powerful, and should be gratified in things in different. —When falhion leads to an expence be yond our income we ought to flop: To be Angu lar unsocial, and refoluteare characters not to be coveted ; but Hi 11 virtue may require that they fliould be borne : If we cannot otherwise pay what we owe, it is the demand of virtue. " Some arc dragged by f&fhion into a gay mode ofliving—while every expencfe is a relu<ftantho rnage to an idol, for which they have no real rel ped, and in whose rites they find no pleasure. Let us commune with our own hearts.— What is the consequence of being unfafhiona ble ? perhaps to be ridiculed and despised—but by whom chiefly by tliofe whose approbation and friend/hip no wife man would think an acquiiition. But what is the consequence of being unjult ? your own heart turns reprover, and condemns you — Poverty comes like an armed man with all its ter rors, and without any of its alleviating consola tions :—lf the appearand of poverty can Icarcely be supported—the reality will be intolerable. " Your friends and neighbors may recommend falhionable amusements, arefles, entertainments, kc. but be lteady to your purpose—answer them not niorofely, nor with anger :—Canvas their ad vice—their maxims—and lerioufly reflect on the general ifliie of gay and fafhionable lite.—Singu larity may be censured—but a compliance with fafliion does not ensure an exemption from it Talte is capricious and cenforions. H The want of fafhionable amusements, and rare dainties will not take away the appetite, not render repose less pleasant : It will not prevent our real friends from visiting us—nor is their wel - come less hearty, nor our mutual enjoyments less complete. " Difference of opinion is, after all, a flight matter.—The management of what we polled is properly our own concern—it is therefore not the opinions, the whims, the tafhions of others that we ought to follow—but the real dictates of out own hearts." (To be continued.) " There is something peculiarly delightful to the mind in tracingfuch analogies between the natur al and moral world,as tend to throw light on many important fubjedts, andto confirm our faith in the f'ubliiue doctrines of our holy religion.—T he ori gin and progrelfive stages of the butterfly sexnt ence are beautifully illustrative of the nature, changes, and future destiny ot man. The butei fly is produced from a catterpillar, which having moved for a season in its lowly narrow fplieie, falls in to a liate of torpid insensibility. I husit continues during the gloom of winter ; but when the gladfoine beam of i'pring appears, itisie-ani mated, bursts its confinement, soars aloft, acquires new beauty, power, and vigour. Itsfceneot ac tion, its enjoyments, its exercif.?s are change , the substance is retained, but the modification is totally altered : It is at once another, and the fame .—Attend then tot'ne demonitrations of an nual experience, and fay—" H'hy Jhouldit be tho > 'dcredibh thai Cod fht/tld r'aife the dead EXTRACT from the MESSIAH. a poem. (By Miss SCOTT.) TT ASTEN, Great God ! the long prcdi&ed time When Jesus (hall be known in every clime ; When the red torch of war no more (hall burn, Norfeelihg hearts o'er flaughter'd millions mourn; And when, malignant Tcourgeof every age, Shall bigot Fury cease its dreadful rage. When ever-fmilling Concord's golden chain Shall bind each clime through Nature's tair domain ; When man his destiny divine (ball prove, By all the tender charitirs of love ; When to the child of virtue shall be giv'n, To find ev'n Earth the blessed porch of Heav'n ! NEW-YORK, OCTOBER 28. AUTHENTIC INFORMATION. By Capt. Carpenter, who arrived here yester day, in 7 days from Savanna, in Georgia, advices are received, which state that the Coinmffioners from the United States for negociating with the Southern Indians have been disappointed in not heingable to effetfl a Treaty. The caufesof this failure are not mentioned. Capt: Burbeck's company which escorted the Commissioners on this occasion, were expected to embark for New-York, on board Capt. ScheiM er ho rn, the 20th inft. and may be daily expected. IT appears by the papers from Boston, that the inhabitants of that town are making the greatell preparation to express their refped: to the llluftri ous President of the United States onhis arrival. A grand procession has been determined on, and the several trades have prepared their rsfpeftive (tandards for the occasion. At a late Town Meet ing the Hon. Judge Sullivan fuggelted the propri ety of erecting a permanent Triumphal Arch at the entrance of the Town to remain a lading me morial of this pleasing event. On this happy occasion all party diftin<ftions have fubfuled ; all ranks are emulous to express their feelings in the molt unequivocal, and loyal teltimonials of attachment to the DELIVERER OF THEIR COUNTRY, wliofe approach likethe glorious luminary of Heaven, appears to have totally diflipated the fog ofantifederalifin. We hear from Rhode-Island that at their late sessions of Assembly, held at Newport, a bill was introduced and palled into a law for collecting a Revenue, said to be nearly similar to that of the United States—the duties payable in solid coin. At the fame time they made a new establishment of revenue officers, and formed the State into dif tridls. These proceedings are considered there as an indireifl step of the Anties towards a union with their filter States : Moil of the new appoint ed officers have been violent in their oppolition to the Federal Government, having made loud complaints that the fees established by Congress were exorbitant and opprelfive ; but iince their appointment their tune is much altered—they be gin to think tliemfelves very suitable persons to hold the fame polls under the New Government when that State comes into the Union. Notwith flandingthey have paper money at command they appear to be very tond of a little hard caih, and collecft it with severity from the velFels which bring wood, brick, and fifh, into their State, to supply the sea port towns with those articles, making them pay considerable fees in gold and (liver. -How can such a description of men have the presumption to think that Congress will con tinue them in the Rations they now hold, when that State lliall accede to the general government > Rather may it be supposed that men who have been aidingand supporting an iniquitous fyltem of go vernment in their State, which has defrauded the widow, the fatlierlefs children, and the honelt creditor, of their property, will be considered as unfui table persons to be employed in polls of ho nor and responsibility under a wife and good go vernment. A happy revolution of fentimentis observed to have taken place throughout the United States Local views, and narrow prejudices are univer sally reprobated.—A generous, national fpiiit, pervades the whole Union : Formerly we used to call ourselves Engliflimen, Germans, Irishmen, Scotchmen, &c. according to the Country from whence we respectively originated—but now, even the diftimftions of States are scarcely heard —and like other Great Nations, who have rlfen to Fame aud Empire, we are proud to be diftin euiflied by the name of the Country we inhabit, AMERICANS—a name that shall ere long be more desired, and confcr greater honor, than that of ROMAN ever did. Some persons have affected to deny that the flame of Liberty which burst out in America, has had any influence in enlightening European nations on this divine fubjecft—but abundant evi dence in proof of the fai't can be adduced.—lre land encouraged, and animated by our example, and success, very early began to aflert the claims of humanity ; and by the efforts of her patriots, has rescued inr.ny invaluable rights from the clutches of tyranny.—lt is inconceivable v,.th what avidity tiie llory of the American revolution has been read in France—translations of Ameri can publications have been circulated in all parts of that kingdom ; and turning the current ot Itu dy, and ("peculation into an investigation of the general, legal, and f'ocial rights ot man, has en abled her men of genius toaltonifli the world by the result of their rel'earthes —the patriots ot France, for leveral years pad, have been indefa tigable in difleminating political knowledge a mong the people —t-every well written tieatiie has been obtained from England, and America and no expence spared to have them translated and circulated.—Among ether valuable books, the ' Defence ofthe American Constitutions was very early introduced into that kingdom, and contributed not a little to that bh:ze ot free dom, and patriotism, which bids fair to consume the whole system of tyranny —root and brancn. America may indulge a laudable pride on tliisoc cafion—far the conduct of her illuttrioti' allies i* a moll glorious elogium 011 her own. i lie world is altoniflied at the displays of political know lege, and information—the jultnefs, boldness, and in dependency of sentiment which charaeterife the proceedings of the national allembly, and the speeches of many individuals ot that truly pa triotic and enlightened body of men. —But the foregoing sketch may in lome meal are account for it : for although in point of genius, and greatness of original conception, the \ rench na tion is equal to any under heaven, yet doubtless Ihe has derived immense advantages from her neighbours, and particularly from this country. Like America, France appears to conlider that freedom can be fafe only under the auspices of :i good constitution—to this objedt her labors tend, may fhs be so fortunate as to establish one equal ly free with that, with which Heaven has blelled this highly favoured country. While the spirit of freedom is diffufing its be nign influences over those countries where des potism in its most horrid forms once reprelled every noble aiid generous exertion of the human. mind—may America exult that the perils of her conflitfl in the fame arduous cause have terminat ed so glorioufly —may she be wife to secure to herfelr and posterity the hard earned purchase of a ten years fuccefsful struggle " peace, liber ty, and safety," under the auspices ofa good government —In vain has lhe fought, and con quered, if her toils are not to have thisiflue In vain has ftie expended blood, and treasure, if when her external enemies are subdued, and dri ven from her coasts, the reltlefs sons of anarchy, and ft rife, fliall blalt her profpecfts, by fomenting internal difTentions. _ It would be a " retrogradal" Hep indeed, if af ter we have piloted the political ship into port, we fliould again commit her to the mercy of the boisterous elements, without fails, rudder or sea men—but this seems to be the objeel of some ol the crew, who because they had lungs to pipe aj hands, conceived their nautical abilities equal to the fir ft offices on board, and because the voyage though prosperous has ended without their par ticular advice, or concurrence, they are for lett ing every thing a float again—and pushing oil 01.1 another expedition. The English turn every thing into sterling— Not only the Head of the Governor of the Baffile has been shewn inLondon atfo much a hght; but now forfootli they have got the very Balfile itfelt, with the Whole city of Paris—the grand Proces sion—and the storming of that famous castle, in to London, all of which are exhibited on the Stage 1 At the Commencement at the University in New-Haven, oh the cth of September, thedegreeof Matter of Arts was conferred on tiie Hon. Moses Robinson, Chief Justice of the Superior Court in Vermont. The degree of Doctor in Fhyfic, on Di. Charles Ki l l ey, of Watford, in Hertford shire, Great-Bi itain; and on the Hon. David Ramsay, of Charleston, (S C.)|M. D. it! the Univerfityof Pehnfylvania. The degree of Dottorot Laws, on the Rev. M a nassah Cut ler , of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The degree of Do&of of Divinity, on the Rev. Samuel Lock wood, of Andover, Conneiftcut. AtalateTown-Meeting. inßoftonDr. Jarvis, Dr. Eustace, Dr. Appleton, and MeiTrs Hic ginson and Dawes, were cliofen to prepare a Congratulatory Address to THE PRESIDENT : Yesterday week, this address was read to the town, and met the approbation of the citizens. ARRIVALS.—NEW-YORK, Monda), Brig Nancy, , Virginia. 7 day* Schooner Nautilus, Paiterton. Montego-Bay, 20 days. Sloop Union, , Norfolk. 7 days. Tuesday Sloop Phil. Packet, Albcrtton, Philadelphia, 4, days. Sloop Nancy, Price, Philadelphia, 4 days. Sloop Dolphin, Carpenter, Snvannah, 7 days. Brig Friendship, Towniend, Bristol, 57 days. Sloop Rambler, Defhong, St. Mai tins, —— 4 1 - (£T IF JOHN BAYES, who lately lived with a Farmer at Pe tapfico-Neck, near Baltimore, and formerly from Northamptovfhife m England, or his son William Bay es, who lived with Robert Robert lon, tavern-keeper, in Redminjler-Townfhip, Penvfylvania, are living* and will fend an account of themselves, and where they are, or either of them may be found, to SAMUEL EL AM, at Newport, Rhode-ljland, they will hear of something to their advantage. Information of the dr ceafe of either oj those perfotis, (fliould such an event nave happened) mould be cjtcer&ed a favor, directed as abcv-c. New-Yoik, Q&ob<rr 21. i~8c).
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