London, settember 9. t'aul Jones, having obtained leave to come to France on his private affairs, took leave of the Ein prefs at Petersburg 011 the 7th of July ; when her Majelty conferred 011 hiui the order of St. Anne, as a mark of her approbation If his conduct ]alt campaign. He retains his rank and pay of Admiral in that lervice, and has only obtained affiort leave. The Ruffian flotilla in the Archipelago has ob tained some advantages over the Turks, and has taken one of their islands. By a letter from Count Voinorich, dated the jth of J uly last, we are informed that a R ullian squad ron of nine fail, commanded by Admiral Lorenzi, met, at a lmall distance from the island of Tine, with a Turkilll squadron of three fail of the line, four frigates, five xebecks, and two lialf-gallies. The Turks bore down on the Ruffians, who •waited for them ; and so well did they receive them that they were put to flight, notwithllanding their great superiority ; and the Ruffians were in purfuitof them when this letter was written. There is 110 truth in the report of the Emperor having concluded a separate pcace. He has found the war expensive and unfuccelsful, and accord ingly so like his othei frhemes that he is deter mined to purlue it. The Guardian transport was to fail this morning from Portfinouth, 011 her voyage to Port-Jackson ; she has 25 convidfcs 011 board, mollly carpenters and blacksmiths, and a lading of beds, cloathing, and other articles, of which Commodore Philips,had not a fufficient supply. Eight fuperintendants of convi<sts embarked with them ; and a ikilful botan ilt, provided with glass frames, and every thing ■ necessary for the preservation of rare plants, for the royal garden at Kew. This day the mails arrived from Holland and Flanders. No engagement of any consequence has recently happened between the belligerent powers. They write from Paris, of the jthinftant, that the General Alfembly at the Hotel de Ville have taken up seriously, since the projected attack on the Kihg's person, the buiinels of the infurrecftion, which they have resolved to quell at any rate. The wretchedness and poverty of the French peasantry had been heretofore remarked by al uiolt every traveller who gives a description of France. And the principal causes ailigned were, the oppressive taxes, which fell principally on the poorer orders, with the contribution paid to a numerous clergy. Now the nobility mull con tribute an equal quota in proportion to their land, with tlie commons, which will, in time, rcduce the taxes on the latter, and a new modus being (truck out for tithes, the farmer will be ne ceiiarily exonerated from a great part of his burdens, and a substantial yeomanry spring up, almost as yet unknown in that country. Thus it will not only be a revolution, from whence free dom will display its banners through the land, but there will be a change in the manners of the people, and competence and smiling plenty fuc cced poverty, hardfliip, and we may fay, ineffec tual labour and toil. A short time since as Mrs. Maxwell, of Harley street, Cavendiili square, was fitting alone by the drawing room fire, in expectation ot some com pany lhe had engaged, the poker fell on her a p I*oxl, and set fire to it. Alarmed at the accident, fiie flew towards the staircase, screaming for af filbmce ; being met by the butler, he endeavored to extinguish the flames, which by this time had communicated to every part ofherdrels ? his ef forts, however, were of 110 avail, lor though he finally extinguiflied the flames, after sustaining considerable injury himlelf, the unfortunate lady was so much burnt, that ffie expired yester day morning. OF ACCIDENTS BY FIRE. IT too frequently happenstliat young children are left alone in rooms with a lire in the chim ney corners —many a child has loit its life by this want of caution.-Children Ihould be rertrained from a propenftty which they are very apt to dis cover of playing with fire—and it would contri bute very much to their preservation, if all who wear gowns, had them made of foine woolen fabrick in winter. . It should be impreflcd 011 the mind of every person, that the molt certain and speedy method of preventing fatal conl'equences from the cloatlis of women or children suddenly catching fire, is to ftille the flame instantaneously by rolling or huddling the cloaths all together—when that cannot be done by reason of the fire s having en veloped the fubjecft, any covering that can be lud denly wrapped round, or thrown over them, will be the next belt resource. , A young lady standing with her back towards a stove, caught her gown on fire, which imme diately blazed above her head a pei on in tle room wrapped the fides of the gown over the blaze, which extinguilhed it without any injury. A gentleman going into his parlor, w el e a child had been incautiously left alone, " um * cloathes in a blaze—he instantly thiew t lec 11 on the carpet, which fortunately happener no to be nailed down, and throwing the cornel o it over the child, the flame was smothered, which no other method would Jiaveeffetfted in season to have laved its life. Two fchildreu in this city, being together in a room last week—one of them in placing an apple on the hearth to retail, caught her gown on fire which was immediately in a blaze—this was ex tinguished in the above manner, by a person who providentially happened ro into the room : The fire had got to fitch a height, that cho in performing the benevolent a eft, they burnt their hands, the life of the child was undoubtedly saved by their prelence of mind,in having recourse to this summary method. PRO BONO PUBLICO. New-York, Nov. 17, 1789. ON TITLES.—us txTttcT. title of Excellencyis conferred by the British government, X (where it originated) on persons of diflinguiflied rank; yet, they arc always considered as inferior. It is given to p?rfons at the head of departments, hut at the fame time, such as arc consi dered subordinate to thefupremc cxecutiveauthoiity of the nation. I o render the application of the title proper therrfore, and con fiftcnt with the original idea on which it was founded, it ought not to have been conferred on the firft and highest executive au thority of the Stated, before their late union ; becaufc the office and rank was fupreine and unfubordinate. But as the States have united in a general government, and by that have rendered the government of the States in some refpefts subordinate to the na tional government, the title of Excellency becomes again proper for the governorsof the refpeftive States ; at the fame time however; it renders it improper for the Prcfidentof the United States. IMPROMPTU ON TITLES. "T T IS name alone, flriies ev'ry Title dead" XjL If that is true, what further need be said ? And yet, confident! patriotic! wife! Inferior Titles, Gratitude supplies. A Monster would, fans doute, from order spring, And Lap-Dog Dr acon, prove a dreadful thing. BOSTON, November 7. MEDAL TO M. SCOTT. We mentioned sometime ftnee the brilliantand humane atftion of M. Scott, a Lieutenant of his Moil Christian Majesty's squadron, in leaping from the gallery of le Leopard man of war, and laving the life of a cabin boy who had fallen o ver. \Y r e have now the pleasure to inform, that on Saturday lalt, agreeably to a vote of the Trus tees of the Humane Society of this Common wealth, a committee of the Society, confiding of the Hon. Thomas Russell, Esq. Vice-Preiident, the Hon. M. de Letombe, Coniul of France, Dr. Aaron Dexter, and the Rev. Peter Thatcher, re paired totliehoufe oftheConful of France, where were previously aflembled the Right Hon. the Vis count de Ponteves, the Marquis de Galliifionere, and the other principal officers of the squadron, together with all the officers of le Leopard—and where Mr. Russell, as Chairman of the Commit tee presented to M. Scott de Balvery, Lieu tenant ofle Leopard, a Gold Medal, which he, in a very elegant address, requeiled M. Scott de Balvery to accep:, as a token commemorative of his activity and humane intention exhibited in saving a young lad from drowning who had fall en from the deck of le Leopard .• To which ad dress M. Scott de Balvery returned the following anl'wer : GENTLEMEN*, , I AM much jlattered in receiving from yon the honorable tejiimony oj the happy atl you are so kind as to conjecrate. The citizens ojMajfachu fetts have d'jtinguijhed themselves by so worthy an ivjlitution as that to which you belong ; but it is not theJirJl example of general virtue they have given the world : Thoje who have fought with so much courage and success jor the rights oj mankind, mojl certainly know better than others, how precious is human /i/e. After which the committee took their leave, and were conducted to their carriages by the Com mander and other officers of the iquadron. A Portrait of THE PRESIDENT has been ta ken by Mr. Gulliger, the limner. NOT E. * The Medal reprclentcd on one fide, the flern and gallery of a ship of war, with * lad struggling in the water underneath, and a person in the ast of leaping from the ship to rescue the drowiim' victim, with a motto, Vitam Pf.reuntl' -On the reverie, Mass. Hum. Soc. Dom. SCOTT DE BALVERY, Fretis imtav hie J u venEM eripuit.—The Medal is i veiy hand some one, and w*as engraved by Callekder. OUR ALLIES. It muff; afford fatisfaftion to every friend to A merica,to observe the perfectly good intelligence which fubfiits between the citizens of the United States, and their gallant allies of the Frelich na tion.—And what mull add to that fatisfatftion, are the polite attentions and refpeft which have been ffiewn to our beloved PRESIDENT by the Right Hon. the Vifcountde Ponteves Gien, and the other officers of the squadron of his Moil Christian Majelty. Immediately on the arrival of the Pre sident, the noble Viscount and the officers (con duced by the Hon. Consul of France, dgreeeably to the ordinance of the King) waited on him at his residence, and paid him their refpetfts.—And the President, in directing his Secretary to offer to the Viscount and other officers, his thanks for the obli ging manner in which they have been pleased to honor his arrival in this metropolis, demonstrated how cordial to him, were the friendfhips and at tentions of the allies of the Union. On the Mon day after his arrival, the Viscount de Ponteves again waited 011 the President, who was pleased to express his intention of visiting the squadron of his Mod Christian Majesty ; which he did on the following day. On his arrival 011 board the Jlluf tre, the Viscount introduced him to all the offi cers, amounting to thirty, wlio had the honor of fightingiii Lhe common <i.<ufc, 111 America, during the late war—after which the Vifbount presented to liim the fevei al liiips officers of the squadron. Having visited the Hit,pre and the Leopard, the President returned to town, accompanied by thtf Commander of the fqundron, Aiucli pleased with the elegance and beauty of the (hips, and the or der and urbanity of the French feameii. The barge which conducted tlie President on board the fliips, had the American flag at her bow and that oi France on her stern—and one of the Majors of the Squadron had the honor to act as cockswain. Both going and returning the President receiv ed a royal salute from all the (hips, and a federal lalutefrom the Caltle. NEW-YORK, NOVKM BR 18. Extra ft of a letter from Boftou, to the Editor hereof, dated November 3.' THE President hath visited us—" All his steps were dignity and love"—lt was glorious at once to embrace our Friend and Brother—Fellow Ci tizen —General—Supreme Magi ft rate—Political Father—Head of our Nation—and Representative of the Majesty of the United States—whose vir tues are a blefling to the world.—Every pulse feenied to l>eat ardor for his welfare—every heart was animated—and molt sincere were our efforts to pay him refpecft—and make him happy. My confinement by levere indisposition, the day alter his arrival, and during his residence here, deprived me of the pleasure of paying my per sonal refpeJts to him—This was a great draw back upon my happiness oji the glorious occasion. The tour of The PRESIDENT thro the Ealtern States is an event, which has served to call forth the latent principles of virtue, gratitude, and pa triotifm,in an eminent degree :—The real friends to the revolution—the advocates for government, peace, and freedom, were fully convinced than the attachment of the people to the Constitution was solid and permanent —that their love and ■veneration for the President could receive 110 ad dition—Still the pen of Slander has not been idle —and the tongue of calumny has not been Silent —while jealouftes and apprelienfioiis have been excited rcfpeifting imaginary evils—lt therefore seemed neceflary that some great occasion Should offer, to call forth the real fentimerits of the Union, and afford that demonstrative evidence: of what the people feel, which all the adversaries of our national honor " Should not be able to gainsay or resist."— Extra# of a letter from. Bojlon. dated Oflrtey 28. This day, at i 1 o'clock the Prchdent was conveyed in the Ad miral's burgeon boad the .Admirals', (hip— the Major ol the fleet (leered, the raidfhipmen rowed, all drefled in red—when the President arrived he was received onboard, in the fame stile thev receive their Kin o s, viz. The Officers toojv. off their (hoes— and the crew all appealed with their legs naked. By a veflcl in 38 days from Havre tie Grace in France—which arrived here on Sunday lait, we learn, that all was peace and quietness in that kingdom. The United States will undoubtedly rife to higher degrees ol eminence in the fcalc'of em pire, than any of the nations that have gone be fore them —the moll cursory view of the Subje<fi furnifhes ample ground for fucli a belief.—What were all the nations ot the earth in point of le gislative knowledge, compared to the people of this confederated republic ? History furnifhes no thing, that Should lead us to suppose that the do«flrine of equal and just representation was ev er known among them—a Safeguard to freedom that can never fail so long as we justly prize it. How very few are the names of persons who were eminent for knowledge and virtue, that his tory has handed down to us —T he present century has produced more men of luperior abilities in the little Island of Britain, than flourished in the Roman empire for tvvo tboufand years.—And A merica has infinitely the advantage of the moll re fined, and enlightened of any of the ancient re publics—whether the comparison is made with refpe<ft to the foundations of the governments, or the habits, genius and information of the peo ple.—Rome was founded by freebooters, and the leading principle of the policy of that people in all the periods of their existence was conquest.— This was reduced to habit—her patricians found their account in eiicouraging the propensity— her victories were the victories of savages—and the conquerors of the world, were finally subdu ed by their acquisitions ; for in proportion to their abilities,! the Roman people, and every other nation since time began, were luxurious. To what purpose then is the example of the ancients held up to the people of the United States ? —They have more effectual barriers a - gainlt luxury, in their local Situation, in the prin ciples of their government, in their Superior light—and especially in the means of perpetua ting knowledge,and the principles of humanity, their Schools and universities, than the world hath ever been favored with in any former period. ARRIVALS—YESTERDAY. Ship Zaanftiom, Chclden, Amllerdam. Ship Ann, Brown, BriftQl, days. Brig Susanna, Durry, Dublin, 4a days. Brig Refoluuon, Jenkins, Cork, 56 days. Schoopcr Hope, Brown, New-Providence* ij days*
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